“I read it in one sitting” ...really?!

I always say that university ruined me for reading. We had to plough through 4 novels a week and I've never slowed down since. DH says I eat books I don't read them. It would be nice to take my time over a novel but I just can't. I recently read Elinor Oliphant for a book club. It's one book a month. I read it in a day at the start of the month, then had to read it again just before the discussion as it had been so long!

I'm a very fast reader, and read a 'light' novel in under an hour. As I travel a lot for work, the advent of the Kindle was a wonderful thing as I'd need so many books to go to the US and back. I read three coming back from Italy this week, and have just been sorting out a book supply for tomorrows trip.

I have been known to read two books in one night. I'm an avid reader an a terrible insomniac. It's not hard if you are deep in to a story.

I read very fast and tend to read an average length book over 2 days leisurely reading so could easily do one in a sitting I think. It's part of the reason I dont read as much as I'd like- I find it hard to do anything else once I'm stuck in

Yes, I used to do this very frequently. The last book I read, I did in two sittings, just because I started it in the evening on one night (and needed sleep) so carried it over to the next day.

I always know if a book is good or not (well, to my taste). If I put it down part way through, it's not a good book. A good book dominates your thoughts so that you're compelled to read more.

Well I read quicker than you OP but slower than everyone else
About a page a minute.
At my library they have a lot of quick reads, I'm sure you could manage one of them in one sitting

Pre-baby I did this regularly. Post-baby, it's a miracle if I finish a book a month!

Yes, I can easily do this on holiday/day off with a good book. I’ve managed two in a day if I’m not up to much else and if I’m involved in the stories. I’m a fast reader.

Depending on the subject of the book I can often finish a book in an afternoon. Romances average about 150 pages an hour, proper fictions more like 100 pages an hour and study / work books like 50 an hour. My mum can still read about twice as fast as I can but I’m convinced she skips words. It’s a great skill and it took a long time to get this fast so I’m fairly pleased but it gets to be an expensive habit when I’m in the mood to read now, especially with kindles.

I did once waste 3 days reading a series of books, pretty much none stop ... (Harry Potter) so I could enjoy an upcoming film. Couldn’t do this now with work, and baby, and general life

I tend to read a book a day on holiday, if having a lazy reading day

I reckon I read 100 pages an hour minimum if I'm not distracted and it's a bog standard novel. So if I sat down for 3-4 hours I can easily read a book. In a week's holiday without kids I used to get through 20+ books.

Oh yes I’ve done it quite a few times. But only with some books - if I truly love the story or the writing or something about it resonates with me particularly well I will consciously slow my pace right down, in order to fully appreciate it. I’d rather read a few chapters at a time than rush through a really good book. Thrillers or mysteries, I generally read those pretty quickly.

I read Eleanor Oliphant in one evening. That’s rare for me now though, I’ve lost my reading mojo a bit.

As a teen I read The Shining in a night because I couldn’t sleep until I got to the end. And I would frequently spend every spare minute reading a few paragraphs up until recently if it was a book that had sucked me in.

I’m struggling to even finish books these days though.

Read Lord of the Rings in one sitting when I was 13, didn’t sleep for three nights.

Regularly used to read solidly for a whole weekend before the children, no time now sadly

I have (pre-children) often read a book in one sitting. That's the only thing I miss of my old life - the time to read! I am a very quick reader though, it's my super power :)

I read at about 100 pages an hour - faster for a lighter book or one I’m re-reading. Wild Swans did have me up until 4am, though - it’s gripping but really long!

I can easily get through 100 or so pages an hour, so quite often read a book in one sitting!

Another quick reader here, it would take me a couple of hours to read a 400 page book which is perfectly doable in an evening.

If you try to talk to me while I'm reading I'll be totally oblivious though, can't hear or see anything else when I'm deep into a book, and can only be interrupted by being touched.

Yes, I’ve done it, especially when I was younger. Last one was many years ago, The Hunter by Julia Leigh.

Pre children I regularly used to read a book or two a day on holiday. The only one I’ve read recently in one sitting was an amazing book written by the wife of a friend of mine who I hadn’t idea was an author. They left after dinner about 9ish after DH finished toddler bedtime and I looked up one of her books out of interest. I finished it sometime between 1 and 2am (I regretted that the next day but just couldn’t leave it!). My kindle says typical time to read is 6 hours 53 minutes so I guess I do tend to read quite fast.

It’s only since having a child that I’ve started reading novels over multiple days rather than always all in one go. As a student I could easily get through 3 novels in a day if I wasn’t doing anything else.

I've got a small child and if I get a few hours in the bath or in bed I can finish a book. Before kids I could have sat on the sofa or in a cafe/pub and manage that. Now I need to hide!

I love reading a book in one sitting at the weekend. Home Fire was the last one I did that with.

400 pages i can read in between an hour and two depending how focused i am on it. Very quick reader