Depends on the book, what else I'm doing at the time, and my state of mind. At times when I'm actually doing needlework like I'm supposed to (long story), I read less, on account of it's hard to read and do needlework at the same time. (I've only got two eyes!) For some reason, much as I love Stephen King, it takes me a long time to read one of his books the first time. Conversely, I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in about six hours. Likewise Thud!, once I got the chance to sit down and read it. Obviously, children's books are much easier to read. So are most of my trivia books and grammar books. The history books take a bit longer.

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"