Your longest reading marathon?

ardeegee · 09-29-2010, 10:51 PM

By "reading marathon", I mean where you have first started reading a long-running series and you read all of the available books in a row, with no other books in between.

Mine is for Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. I came in to it only a few years back and read all 33 novels available at that time back to back. (I had kept statistics on it at the time-- the number of pages read, the time it took me-- but I can't find the file. It was somewhere around 2 to 2 1/2 months to read the 33 novels.)

desertgrandma · 09-29-2010, 11:57 PM

[QUOTE=ardeegee;1137732]By "reading marathon", I mean where you have first started reading a long-running series and you read all of the available books in a row, with no other books in between.

/QUOTE]

Aboslutely. I started late with Janet Evanovich, and had to go back and read them from book one........

And then there was the Agatha Christie Poirot series...had to read all of those ......

The latest has to be Tim Dorsey's Serge Storm.....couldn't wait to see what he would be up to next.

Donnageddon · 09-30-2010, 12:18 AM

I would say the Ed McBain 87th precinct novels. I found out about him around 2004 and went on an orgy of reading his books. He wrote a lot of them.

I wish more of the older ones were available as ebooks, I think I have purchased all available, but the man wrote over 50 of them!

WriterGurl1 · 09-30-2010, 12:28 AM

I admit it...my sister-in-law lent me her Twilight book and I went out and bought all of them that weekend because I had to know what would happen. I didn't do anything else until I was finished...disappointed.

Loved the characters, but wow, I guess I should say it was my longest "skimming" marathon.

I love Janet Evanovich too, but can't claim to have read them all in a row...she's prolific!

kindlekitten · 09-30-2010, 01:33 AM

I re-read all of the Wheel of Time books getting ready for the one that came out last year. I'm not sure how many pages that is, but as anyone who as read those books can attest, they are weighty. I think it took about 2 months

Sweetpea · 09-30-2010, 01:37 AM

Hmm, not sure, but the last one I had was 3 books by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the Legends of Dune. I read them all three within one week. Mostly at night, as the days were spent skiing and doing other snow fun...

M0zza · 09-30-2010, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I re-read all of the Wheel of Time books getting ready for the one that came out last year. I'm not sure how many pages that is, but as anyone who as read those books can attest, they are weighty. I think it took about 2 months

I did the same. As there was such a long gap between each book I used to do it every other year or so.

nohmi2 · 09-30-2010, 03:02 AM

The Steven Saylor books.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next one. I honestly don't know how long it took, but I think that governments changed hands during that time.!!

Cheers.

GeoffC · 09-30-2010, 05:55 AM

The Sword of Truth; prior to each new book, I would re-read all the previous ones ...

[and we still haven't any dates for the TV show to appear in the UK ! and the DVDs are Region 1 (of course !)]

ficbot · 09-30-2010, 07:24 AM

The J.D. Robb series. I started buying the new ones in ebook, and then there was a Fictionwise 50% off sale (those were the days!) and I bought the whole backlist. I got through about 10 of them, one a day, before needing a break for something else.

Quake1028 · 09-30-2010, 08:13 AM

I think the most I've read in a series in a row is 3, with the Harry Bosch series (the first 3 novels).

As far as time, probably around 5 or 6 hours in a row.

Falcao · 10-02-2010, 02:44 AM

I don't know if this counts but I read the complete works of Jorge Luis Borges and the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe (at different time frames), both cover to cover.

mrscoach · 10-02-2010, 12:19 PM

When on bedrest while pregnant with my daughter I read the North America's Forgotten Past by the Gears, but that was several books in the series ago. LOL.

I also have read the Sookie Stackhouse books straight through (on my 300). And before books 5-7 came out I re-read the Harry Potter series.

In high school I remember reading everything by Stephen King I could get my hands on from the library, but I don't remember if I read other things in between.

Oh, and I occasionally read the Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon straight through, and the Carpathian Series by Christine Feehan. These are two long series.

I tend to get into a story arc I like and want to re-read everything. Stupid Agency 5 thing, keeping me from buying the newest in the series for a reasonable price. Why in Hades would I pay $13 for an ebook? I never buy hardbacks, so I'll wait for the paperback and either buy it or the electronic version if the price drops. Or be forced to find from other sources, but I do NOT want to deprive the authors of revenue.

Fledchen · 10-02-2010, 01:44 PM

I don't think I've ever gone on a reading marathon by the criteria outlined in the original post. I've usually got at least 3 books in progress at any one time--1 nonfiction and 2 fiction from different genres.

09-29-2010, 10:51 PM	#1
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Your longest reading marathon? By "reading marathon", I mean where you have first started reading a long-running series and you read all of the available books in a row, with no other books in between. Mine is for Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. I came in to it only a few years back and read all 33 novels available at that time back to back. (I had kept statistics on it at the time-- the number of pages read, the time it took me-- but I can't find the file. It was somewhere around 2 to 2 1/2 months to read the 33 novels.)

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09-29-2010, 11:57 PM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	[QUOTE=ardeegee;1137732]By "reading marathon", I mean where you have first started reading a long-running series and you read all of the available books in a row, with no other books in between. /QUOTE] Aboslutely. I started late with Janet Evanovich, and had to go back and read them from book one........ And then there was the Agatha Christie Poirot series...had to read all of those ...... The latest has to be Tim Dorsey's Serge Storm.....couldn't wait to see what he would be up to next.

09-30-2010, 12:18 AM	#3
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I would say the Ed McBain 87th precinct novels. I found out about him around 2004 and went on an orgy of reading his books. He wrote a lot of them. I wish more of the older ones were available as ebooks, I think I have purchased all available, but the man wrote over 50 of them!

09-30-2010, 12:28 AM	#4
WriterGurl1 Heidi Posts: 6 Karma: 499710 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Device: Kindle	I admit it...my sister-in-law lent me her Twilight book and I went out and bought all of them that weekend because I had to know what would happen. I didn't do anything else until I was finished...disappointed. Loved the characters, but wow, I guess I should say it was my longest "skimming" marathon. I love Janet Evanovich too, but can't claim to have read them all in a row...she's prolific!

09-30-2010, 01:33 AM	#5
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I re-read all of the Wheel of Time books getting ready for the one that came out last year. I'm not sure how many pages that is, but as anyone who as read those books can attest, they are weighty. I think it took about 2 months

09-30-2010, 01:37 AM	#6
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Hmm, not sure, but the last one I had was 3 books by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the Legends of Dune. I read them all three within one week. Mostly at night, as the days were spent skiing and doing other snow fun...

09-30-2010, 03:02 AM	#8
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	The Steven Saylor books. I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next one. I honestly don't know how long it took, but I think that governments changed hands during that time.!! Cheers.

09-30-2010, 05:55 AM	#9
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	The Sword of Truth; prior to each new book, I would re-read all the previous ones ... [and we still haven't any dates for the TV show to appear in the UK ! and the DVDs are Region 1 (of course !)]

09-30-2010, 07:24 AM	#10
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	The J.D. Robb series. I started buying the new ones in ebook, and then there was a Fictionwise 50% off sale (those were the days!) and I bought the whole backlist. I got through about 10 of them, one a day, before needing a break for something else.

09-30-2010, 08:13 AM	#11
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	I think the most I've read in a series in a row is 3, with the Harry Bosch series (the first 3 novels). As far as time, probably around 5 or 6 hours in a row.

10-02-2010, 02:44 AM	#12
Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	I don't know if this counts but I read the complete works of Jorge Luis Borges and the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe (at different time frames), both cover to cover.

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10-02-2010, 12:19 PM	#13
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	When on bedrest while pregnant with my daughter I read the North America's Forgotten Past by the Gears, but that was several books in the series ago. LOL. I also have read the Sookie Stackhouse books straight through (on my 300). And before books 5-7 came out I re-read the Harry Potter series. In high school I remember reading everything by Stephen King I could get my hands on from the library, but I don't remember if I read other things in between. Oh, and I occasionally read the Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon straight through, and the Carpathian Series by Christine Feehan. These are two long series. I tend to get into a story arc I like and want to re-read everything. Stupid Agency 5 thing, keeping me from buying the newest in the series for a reasonable price. Why in Hades would I pay $13 for an ebook? I never buy hardbacks, so I'll wait for the paperback and either buy it or the electronic version if the price drops. Or be forced to find from other sources, but I do NOT want to deprive the authors of revenue.

10-02-2010, 01:44 PM	#14
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I don't think I've ever gone on a reading marathon by the criteria outlined in the original post. I've usually got at least 3 books in progress at any one time--1 nonfiction and 2 fiction from different genres.