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Re: Books that take a long time to read. Stephen Send a noteboard - 03/08/2010 03:45:20 PM
So at the current rate I'm flying through LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE L'ANNEAU (roughly a page every ten minutes), I expect to blast through the remaining 652 pages in a little over 108 hours. Instead of focusing on that particular misery, a survey of sorts:

That doesn't sound like enjoyable reading, I advise getting some other book instead.
1) what's the longest time you've spent reading a book?

I think Perdido Street Station took about two months but that was more due to having no time to read because of school.
2) do you ever get put off by length?

Rarely
3) what about complexity?

Not a bother to me
4) how long is too long?

When a dimension of the book approaches a yard.
5) Is there any hope of me making it through Tom Bombadil in this thing?

Run now while you still have a chance!
Y'all have a great day now, y'hear.

thank you
"I mean, if everyone had a soul, there would be no contrast by which we could appreciate it. For giving us this perspective, we thank you." - Nate
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Books that take a long time to read. Ghavrel - 03/08/2010 08:21:42 AM 1202 Views
I'm gonna hope that was an exaggeration for comic effect... Legolas - 03/08/2010 08:37:21 AM 908 Views
It's all looking up vocabulary. It should pick up. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/08/2010 06:06:03 PM 353 Views
What's your strategy for that? Legolas - 03/08/2010 06:23:55 PM 819 Views
The latter, but curiosity keeps winning out. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/08/2010 10:55:50 PM 360 Views
Re: I'm gonna hope that was an exaggeration for comic effect... DomA - 04/08/2010 11:52:01 AM 907 Views
Since I chose the same book to learn Spanish, some reasons. Camilla - 04/08/2010 12:20:22 PM 778 Views
Re: Since I chose the same book to learn Spanish, some reasons. DomA - 04/08/2010 03:04:12 PM 1069 Views
Exactly this. Though I don't know it nearly by heart. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/08/2010 06:56:34 AM 345 Views
Re: Exactly this. Though I don't know it nearly by heart. Camilla - 06/08/2010 08:23:17 AM 692 Views
Precisely. *NM* Ghavrel - 07/08/2010 05:42:34 AM 340 Views
Re: Books that take a long time to read. Camilla - 03/08/2010 08:58:55 AM 947 Views
monobiblic? unilibric? lyringlas - 03/08/2010 05:18:35 PM 770 Views
Re: monobiblic? unilibric? Camilla - 03/08/2010 05:20:04 PM 818 Views
the baroque series by neal stephenson ad war and peace Foxhead - 03/08/2010 09:56:43 AM 751 Views
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon snoopcester - 03/08/2010 10:27:58 AM 768 Views
Yeah, I read the abridged version for one of my classes. Ghavrel - 03/08/2010 06:07:43 PM 770 Views
*shudders* Tom - 03/08/2010 07:11:34 PM 762 Views
Stephen Hunt's The Court of the Air was a recent one. Kallichore - 03/08/2010 10:37:26 AM 826 Views
Re: Books that take a long time to read. Stephen - 03/08/2010 03:45:20 PM 725 Views
I'm having the hardest time trudging through The Idiot LadyLorraine - 03/08/2010 04:22:29 PM 812 Views
Me love you long time. Rebekah - 03/08/2010 05:24:43 PM 777 Views
The unabridged Zohar in 23 volumes probably ranks up there. Tom - 03/08/2010 07:15:43 PM 1059 Views
I'm reading The Lord of the Rings in French. Slowly. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/08/2010 10:57:04 PM 317 Views
Why? Tom - 04/08/2010 02:14:44 PM 758 Views
Camilla's post above pretty much encapsulates it; I want to practice my French with something I know *NM* Ghavrel - 06/08/2010 06:55:02 AM 353 Views
The Bible, hands down. Vodalus - 03/08/2010 07:22:37 PM 940 Views
Re: Books that take a long time to read. Tashmere - 03/08/2010 11:31:10 PM 825 Views
for fiction... damookster - 04/08/2010 01:50:38 AM 1034 Views
Not counting stuff like the Bible, Gardens of the Moon DREWRULESWOT! - 04/08/2010 06:39:12 AM 876 Views
The Sound and the Fury random thoughts - 04/08/2010 02:51:40 PM 689 Views
That is not at all surprising. Rebekah - 04/08/2010 02:52:37 PM 735 Views
I love the prose but I can't follow the story random thoughts - 06/08/2010 02:41:10 PM 708 Views
that just means i don't have time to read.... temeraire - 05/08/2010 04:30:42 PM 733 Views
The Book of the New Sun took me 3 months to read. Zach - 05/08/2010 06:35:08 PM 979 Views
Re: Books that take a long time to read. j-whitt987 - 06/08/2010 02:07:59 AM 773 Views
Re: Books that take a long time to read. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 12/08/2010 02:29:12 PM 886 Views
Never understood being put off by length Sandwich - 12/08/2010 07:33:26 PM 902 Views
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