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I only read one at a time...but I usually have them done in a day or two so I usually finish three books in a week. I was thinking about getting into audiobooks so I can listen while doing things (I neglect a lot to read lol). I've never tried an audiobook though so I'm not sure if I'll like it that way...
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Shanon wrote: "I think I have an addiction to books - but I guess there's worse addictions out there!"I'm the same way! hehe
If I don't count the books I've started and left with bookmarks in them that I havn't touched in awhile (mostly non-fiction)... then usually I have 2 on the go. Whatever fiction I'm currently reading, and I usually have at least one non-fiction around that I pick up from time to time.
I usually like to have 2 books going. One full length book and one anthology. Which I read depends on how much time I have and my mood.
I'm not sure I should anwer this question :) Sometimes I try to cut down but it rarely lasts so I usually give in and pick up whatever I feel like at the time. At the minimum, I'm always reading an e-book, a paperback/hardback, and a graphic novel. I'm also studying for an upcoming exam so I'm trying to read a bunch of classics, 2 at a time until September, one as an ebook because so many were free here on Goodreads, and one as an audiobook around the house, like Shanon. And then I count group reads as completely separate. :)
Yeah, I think I have a problem but I'm ok with that :)
I also started a plan-to-finish shelf for those books that I was not able to finish for various reasons, like Briansgirl mentioned.
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I totally forgot about Graphic Novels - I was reading them fairly regularally a while ago but have since lost the drive to sit at the computer to read. I really need to start those again! Although that means I'd have 4 books going at once & an even harder time deciding what to spend my precious free time reading.
Yes, 3rd option :) And I use to also count books of short stories as separate but I'm not reading any in particular at the moment. I just have a bad habit of reading what I feel at a paticular second and that changes throughout the day :)
I usually have 2 going at the same time. Sometimes 3.
My non-fiction book tends to change. If I'm no longer in the mood to finish it, I set it aside. I'll get back to it eventually. lol
i can only read one book at a time.. but at times i do stop reading a book and switch to a different one if i am getting bored ... it will take me a while before i will pick it back up again...
If it's fiction, I'm like you Stephanie. But with non-fiction, it's easier to put them down. Some of the ones I have are done so that each chapter is short and almost independent of others so if I can't sleep I just read a chapter or two of whichever one interests me the most at the time.
It depends on my mood I guess. I don't really set out to read 1 book or 10 books at a time. I just kind of go with the flow. Sometimes I'll read a book from cover to cover before I even think about reading something else, and other times I'll go back and forth between a few. Right now I've got 4 going. Although only No Rest for the Wicked and The Forest of Hands and Teeth are calling out to me to finish them. (I'll finish the other two this week, really, I will! Argh, crazy reading challenge ...)
When I was a kid I used to get maybe 10 to 15 books out of the library at a time and I'd start them all until one really grabbed me and then I'd read that one until I was done. I guess I still have that same habit to some extent.
I typically have five going at any given time: a non-fiction that may or may not get finished, a classic of some sort, an audiobook for gym/housework/knitting time, an old paperback on my nightstand, and some sort of paranormal fiction. That last one typically only lasts 1-3 days, but the others take longer: from several weeks to months.
I usually read 2 or 3 at a time. I read a regular book, plus one on my Kindle, and sometimes I read e-books on my computer at work.
I normally have two or 3 going at once as I read a paper back in bed of a night and I read an ebook on my computer, and I also read a book (paperback) with my 2 sons.
I only do one at a time but I finish them usually in a day. The better the book the fewer hours I spend on it. I get really into what I'm reading so I don't want to mix them together. Sometimes that happens anyways.
Witches, Weres, and Vamps, Oh MY!
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How many books to you read at the same time?
Lately I've been reading 3 books at a time - I'm not sure how much I like/dislike it yet. I read ebooks but there's been a couple books I haven't been able to get in e-format. So I've been reading a real book, an ebook & an audiobook. At times I feel like having 3 books going at once makes each book drag out and there are times I have a hard time deciding which book to read during my free time.