Reading Habits

I had a nagging feeling this morning, like it had been a long time since I finished a book. I then thought to myself, "What am I reading right now?" Here's the list:

The Don Rosa Archives II - Captain Kentucky
The Carl Barks Library: Uncle Scrooge - Volume 4, Book 1
The Limerick edited by G. Legman
The Best of Ogden Nash
Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr. (audiobook)
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (audiobook)

Six books! SIX! No wonder it doesn't feel like I've finished anything recently.

Each night when I get into bed, Claire and I read a spread from the Limerick book (about 10 limericks), then I read a spread from the Rosa book (the pages are DENSE) and then I read as much Barks as I can before I fall asleep.

The Nash lives in the bathroom (cough, cough) I'm relistening to the George R.R. Martin books this summer in my studio, to get ready for the 5th book, which is SUPPOSED to be out in July, and I'm listening to Raintree County while I color Walker Bean 2 at home on my computer.

Is this normal? Having books scattered all over the house, each carefully marked with my current spot? Slowly trudging through all of them a bit at a time, but not making any real headway on any of them? I mean, with the poetry, it makes sense. If you tried to sit down and read the entire 700-page book of limericks in one sitting, your eyes would catch on fire and your brain would melt. But what about the other stuff?

I guess I'm just jealous, because sometimes Claire will pick up a book and read the hell out of it, and two days later, she's finished the damn thing and is looking for her next one. It seems like a better way to go about it, but I wonder if I have the patience for that... Maybe my brain likes it better, to have all these different stories scattered about.

I feel like this might have been some weird habit that I picked up as a child who read comics. You know - reading a bunch of different titles, but many of them are continuing stories, and you're always waiting for the next installment. If you think about it, it took me TWELVE YEARS to read Bone! I'd be interested to hear if my reading habits match up with those of you who did and did not read comics as kids (if there are any of you out there who didn't!)