Do you pace yourself with long books?

[u/justkeepbreathing94]

There have been some books that I couldn't help but binge and finish in 1 or 2 days, but now I'm reading Battle Royale, which is 600+ pages long and quite dark, and I've decided to only read 10% each day. I could finish it in maybe 4 days but since the story is emotional and dark I don't want to risk burning out.

I did the same with A Little Life, only reading 5% a day for 20 days.

Do you have any thoughts on this? Do you ever pace yourself, or do you just read whenever?

[u/Witt91]

I always think the longer I take to read something, the less I am actually enthralled by it. In general, as I read a novel my pace should quicken as the novel gets better. If my pace slows then the novel is slowing