What kind of reader are you ? - Page 2

jocampo · 01-30-2011, 08:00 PM

I mainly read IT and computer books, even non-fiction books. I usually read those slow and by chapters so I can fully digest and understand its content. Let's say weeks of even a month.

If I'm reading a novel, I usually finish it in couple of hours or days, depending of my motivation and available time.

PitterPat · 01-30-2011, 08:18 PM

I usually have more than one book going at a time. I read relatively fast when reading fiction. Computer books are different.

Jo, Love your avatar! I'm a cat person and a computer geek

jocampo · 01-30-2011, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PitterPat

I usually have more than one book going at a time. I read relatively fast when reading fiction. Computer books are different.

Jo, Love your avatar! I'm a cat person and a computer geek

Thanks!

Her name is Lola. As you can see, she likes databases too, she's just learning SQL2000 which is kind of old technology, hahaha...

SensualPoet · 01-30-2011, 09:12 PM

I am reading novels, mainly mysteries, and at the rate of somewhere over 50 per year ... I think that 100 is possible but unlikely. I generally and, yes on principle, read books all the way through to the end; but I am not above making exceptions. If I am finding a book not to my taste, I generally interrupt it with something else for a day or two and then try returning for another chapter -- sometimes that gets me over the hump. Bus sometimes I just don't return.

CWatkinsNash · 01-31-2011, 12:16 AM

If I'm really liking a book, I average 80-100 pages per day. I usually only read late in the evening after everything else is done. If a book is good but not riveting, I read less than that. If I'm having trouble getting into a book, it slows down considerably. If it's really bad I won't finish it, but most of the time I stick it out in the hopes it will get better. It's not so much about reading speed but how long I can get lost in it without wandering off to do other things.

I rarely have more than one book going at a time, and if I do, it's generally one fiction and one non-fiction. I prefer to stick to one story world at a time.

silasgreenback · 01-31-2011, 12:35 AM

Cool thread, Quexos.

I normally read one book at a time. Very rarely, I'll have two going.

As far as aborting a book I know I'm just not into...no qualms. I aborted my 3rd book of this year today: "Lolita". Great wordsmithing, but I'd rather not have to have a French phrasebook handy to comprehend it.

jehane · 01-31-2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Loosheesh

I'm a fast reader, and can read more than 5 books a week; last year, while on vacation, I read a 600pg book in one day (I really enjoyed it too

)

When I was younger I would force myself to finish a book I didn't like but I no longer do that; I have way too many books I want to read before I die to waste my time on duds.

Also, my reading is very mood-driven so I'm always reading more than one book at a time.

I'm very much the same. I will read fiction very quickly - estimate about 100 pages/hour, so a few hours of reading time will get me pretty far through a book. Non-fiction takes longer, because I pause to think about the material more, and re-read sections regularly. I also rarely read non-fic in a single sitting, or uninterrupted by reading other books.

I don't force myself to finish books any more - there are too many good books out there to waste time on the bad ones. Usually it's bad writing that sees me put the book down quickly - an uninteresting (to me) plot I will give more time.

I usually have a few books on the go at any time, at least one serious (fic or non-fic) and one or two light in different genres.

HappyMartin · 01-31-2011, 01:24 AM

I read 3 to 5 books a week and usually have 4 or 5 books on the go at a time. I wont read 2 books of the same genre at a time so usually have a SF, fantasy, bio, cycling and Buddhist book on the go at one time. That is beside the photography manuals and software manuals I go through at work.

I would think that is all pretty normal for a lot of people on this forum.

amward · 01-31-2011, 04:46 AM

I start at the beginning and go to the end with no looking at the last page. I've always been a very fast reader..maybe it's a South Australian thing?-, but I no longer feel I have to finish everything I start as I once did. I'm currently reading Atlantic by Simon Winchester, a huge book which deserves careful reading; when I need a bit of light relief I'm alternating it with EF Benson's Miss Mapp.. an old friend.

There are courses you can take to improve the speed of your reading if you want, worked for my husband.

Anne

boxcorner · 01-31-2011, 05:20 AM

I am a very slow reader, partly because of poor health, which nowadays often makes reading difficult, but I have never been a particularly fast reader. I have always considered myself to be a contemplative reader, though. I spend a lot of time thinking about the words that are used, and the way a book has been written, as much as its subject matter.

I often interrupt my reading, to do some research on some aspect of the subject, or the language used, so that slows my reading of books, as well. Naturally, there are other distractions, as I read a whole host of other things, such as news on-line, downloaded magazines, and so on - not to mention MR!

I am perfectly happy being a slow reader and really would not want to speed read. For me, part of the pleasure of reading is enjoying all the aspects that I have described above.

I always have one e-book plus at least one p-book on the go, at the same time. I often refer to p-books, when reading e-books, and vice versa.

I always read books from beginning to end, but sometimes skim-read sections that I find tedious, or boring, though that's quite unusual.

G J Lau · 01-31-2011, 05:49 AM

I usually have 2 or 3 things at a time that I am reading. With my new Nook that has taken a quantum leap upwards to maybe 6 or 7 simultaneous reads. My favorite thing about the e-reader is that it always remembers where I left off. I read pretty fast and can easily polish off a book in a day. But I really enjoy going from one to another as the mood takes me. After 8 pm it is pretty much book time.

HarleyB · 01-31-2011, 06:11 AM

When I read a book for the first time I read it from start to finish in one sitting. For that reason I prefer shorter novels (less than 300 pages) which I can easily finish in a couple of hours. I won't start longer books (600 - 700 pages) unless I know I will have enough time to finish - I usually allow about an hour per 100 pages but after a big session (anything more than 6 hours) my eyes are so fatigued that I try to limit how many longer books I read.
Yeah I know I could take a break but I don't...
If I am not enjoying a book and I put it down I am unlikely to return to it.
When I reread a book (which I do often if I have enjoyed it) I can start and stop at any point in the book and I often will have up to 10 different books that I am rereading at any time.

FlorenceArt · 01-31-2011, 06:14 AM

For most of my life I was reading one book at a time, starting at the first page, reading to the end, then picking up another book. But in the last years my reading habits have changed. Even before I had an e-reader I started carrying two books in my bag so that I could switch during long métro rides, or read one book on the way to work and another on the way home.

With e-books my habits have become even more disorganized. I now read at least two books, plus I insert a short story now and then from some collections that I have. I can be reading up to 4 or 5 books in parallel, often it's one fiction and one non-fiction but there are no set rules.

I have never hesitated to stop reading a book that I really hate, but with the number of free books available in e-form, I tend to sometimes pick up a free book on a whim and lose interest after a while, which is something I didn't do before. I don't have as much invested in a book I picked up because it was free, as in a book I bought, usually after reading at least a few reviews and often an excerpt.

DMB · 01-31-2011, 06:19 AM

It's really too early for me to say how ebooks will affect my reading habits, so what follows relates to my reading habits BK (Before Kindle). I can have up to about 10 books on the go simultaneously. One is my teeth book -- the one propped by the washbasin which gets read only when I am doing my teeth. I timed myself and a large hardback history book took months to finish because this was how I read it.

Speed of reading can vary depending on content and circumstances. Most fiction drives one forward with narrative momentum, but with NF or poetry I might go back and reread a chunk and think about it before continuing. I might stop to scribble notes. If I read in French, I manage about one-third of my normal speed in English.

I normally expect to finish one new book a week on average. But I may well also be rereading other books within the same time.

With fiction, I normally read straight through or give up altogether. The record, for being given up on the first page, is held jointly by Jeffrey Archer and Dan Brown (I bought paperbacks of both because I was told they were good.)

Mortis · 01-31-2011, 06:28 AM

I'm not a particularly fast reader, I tend to read 2 or 3 books a week when I'm not busy with work, which is most of the time, but usually 1 a week. This doesn't include the reading I do daily for my clients. I tend to read general fiction, although lately I have been revisiting Sci-Fi books that I read in my youth.

Cheers

01-31-2011, 05:49 AM	#26
G J Lau Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 415116 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Frederick MD Device: Nook	I usually have 2 or 3 things at a time that I am reading. With my new Nook that has taken a quantum leap upwards to maybe 6 or 7 simultaneous reads. My favorite thing about the e-reader is that it always remembers where I left off. I read pretty fast and can easily polish off a book in a day. But I really enjoy going from one to another as the mood takes me. After 8 pm it is pretty much book time. Last edited by G J Lau; 02-01-2011 at 08:41 PM.

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01-30-2011, 08:00 PM	#16
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	I mainly read IT and computer books, even non-fiction books. I usually read those slow and by chapters so I can fully digest and understand its content. Let's say weeks of even a month. If I'm reading a novel, I usually finish it in couple of hours or days, depending of my motivation and available time.

01-30-2011, 08:18 PM	#17
PitterPat Member Posts: 14 Karma: 846 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle 3	I usually have more than one book going at a time. I read relatively fast when reading fiction. Computer books are different. Jo, Love your avatar! I'm a cat person and a computer geek

01-30-2011, 09:12 PM	#19
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I am reading novels, mainly mysteries, and at the rate of somewhere over 50 per year ... I think that 100 is possible but unlikely. I generally and, yes on principle, read books all the way through to the end; but I am not above making exceptions. If I am finding a book not to my taste, I generally interrupt it with something else for a day or two and then try returning for another chapter -- sometimes that gets me over the hump. Bus sometimes I just don't return.

01-31-2011, 12:16 AM	#20
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	If I'm really liking a book, I average 80-100 pages per day. I usually only read late in the evening after everything else is done. If a book is good but not riveting, I read less than that. If I'm having trouble getting into a book, it slows down considerably. If it's really bad I won't finish it, but most of the time I stick it out in the hopes it will get better. It's not so much about reading speed but how long I can get lost in it without wandering off to do other things. I rarely have more than one book going at a time, and if I do, it's generally one fiction and one non-fiction. I prefer to stick to one story world at a time.

01-31-2011, 12:35 AM	#21
silasgreenback New Leaf Turner Posts: 260 Karma: 1026664 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hadestown Device: Kobo Glo	Cool thread, Quexos. I normally read one book at a time. Very rarely, I'll have two going. As far as aborting a book I know I'm just not into...no qualms. I aborted my 3rd book of this year today: "Lolita". Great wordsmithing, but I'd rather not have to have a French phrasebook handy to comprehend it.

01-31-2011, 01:24 AM	#23
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	I read 3 to 5 books a week and usually have 4 or 5 books on the go at a time. I wont read 2 books of the same genre at a time so usually have a SF, fantasy, bio, cycling and Buddhist book on the go at one time. That is beside the photography manuals and software manuals I go through at work. I would think that is all pretty normal for a lot of people on this forum.

01-31-2011, 04:46 AM	#24
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	I start at the beginning and go to the end with no looking at the last page. I've always been a very fast reader..maybe it's a South Australian thing?-, but I no longer feel I have to finish everything I start as I once did. I'm currently reading Atlantic by Simon Winchester, a huge book which deserves careful reading; when I need a bit of light relief I'm alternating it with EF Benson's Miss Mapp.. an old friend. There are courses you can take to improve the speed of your reading if you want, worked for my husband. Anne

01-31-2011, 05:20 AM	#25
boxcorner »(°±°)« Posts: 826 Karma: 775629 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: divisive reader	I am a very slow reader, partly because of poor health, which nowadays often makes reading difficult, but I have never been a particularly fast reader. I have always considered myself to be a contemplative reader, though. I spend a lot of time thinking about the words that are used, and the way a book has been written, as much as its subject matter. I often interrupt my reading, to do some research on some aspect of the subject, or the language used, so that slows my reading of books, as well. Naturally, there are other distractions, as I read a whole host of other things, such as news on-line, downloaded magazines, and so on - not to mention MR! I am perfectly happy being a slow reader and really would not want to speed read. For me, part of the pleasure of reading is enjoying all the aspects that I have described above. I always have one e-book plus at least one p-book on the go, at the same time. I often refer to p-books, when reading e-books, and vice versa. I always read books from beginning to end, but sometimes skim-read sections that I find tedious, or boring, though that's quite unusual.

01-31-2011, 06:11 AM	#27
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	When I read a book for the first time I read it from start to finish in one sitting. For that reason I prefer shorter novels (less than 300 pages) which I can easily finish in a couple of hours. I won't start longer books (600 - 700 pages) unless I know I will have enough time to finish - I usually allow about an hour per 100 pages but after a big session (anything more than 6 hours) my eyes are so fatigued that I try to limit how many longer books I read. Yeah I know I could take a break but I don't... If I am not enjoying a book and I put it down I am unlikely to return to it. When I reread a book (which I do often if I have enjoyed it) I can start and stop at any point in the book and I often will have up to 10 different books that I am rereading at any time.

01-31-2011, 06:14 AM	#28
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	For most of my life I was reading one book at a time, starting at the first page, reading to the end, then picking up another book. But in the last years my reading habits have changed. Even before I had an e-reader I started carrying two books in my bag so that I could switch during long métro rides, or read one book on the way to work and another on the way home. With e-books my habits have become even more disorganized. I now read at least two books, plus I insert a short story now and then from some collections that I have. I can be reading up to 4 or 5 books in parallel, often it's one fiction and one non-fiction but there are no set rules. I have never hesitated to stop reading a book that I really hate, but with the number of free books available in e-form, I tend to sometimes pick up a free book on a whim and lose interest after a while, which is something I didn't do before. I don't have as much invested in a book I picked up because it was free, as in a book I bought, usually after reading at least a few reviews and often an excerpt.

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01-31-2011, 06:19 AM	#29
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	It's really too early for me to say how ebooks will affect my reading habits, so what follows relates to my reading habits BK (Before Kindle). I can have up to about 10 books on the go simultaneously. One is my teeth book -- the one propped by the washbasin which gets read only when I am doing my teeth. I timed myself and a large hardback history book took months to finish because this was how I read it. Speed of reading can vary depending on content and circumstances. Most fiction drives one forward with narrative momentum, but with NF or poetry I might go back and reread a chunk and think about it before continuing. I might stop to scribble notes. If I read in French, I manage about one-third of my normal speed in English. I normally expect to finish one new book a week on average. But I may well also be rereading other books within the same time. With fiction, I normally read straight through or give up altogether. The record, for being given up on the first page, is held jointly by Jeffrey Archer and Dan Brown (I bought paperbacks of both because I was told they were good.)

01-31-2011, 06:28 AM	#30
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	I'm not a particularly fast reader, I tend to read 2 or 3 books a week when I'm not busy with work, which is most of the time, but usually 1 a week. This doesn't include the reading I do daily for my clients. I tend to read general fiction, although lately I have been revisiting Sci-Fi books that I read in my youth. Cheers