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Do you prefer reading multiple books or one at a time?
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Jan 11, 2015 06:59PM
I usually have a few going on at the same time, but different genres so I don't get the stories mixed up! Right now I have a classic, a non fiction book on cd for the car, a mystery, and I am about to start a long read in a couple of days. Sometimes I even have a work/job/vocation book going as well.
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I usually read at least 3 at a time: something serious, something light and fluffy, and an ebook to always have with me. I used to only read one at a time, but the older I get, the more my reading needs change lol
I try to just read one at a time, otherwise I'll probably not get through one of them. But after reading some of your comments here, I might try to two at a time the next time I get stuck in a slump with a book. (:
I do more than one at a time. I hit book slumps often
I cannot give my attention to more than one book at a time. For me I am living that life, I am the main character, I am part of this world on paper. I get too into them.
I always have at least one eBook and one real book going.
I read multiple books at a time. I try to stay in the same genre so I don't mix up the plot.
Currently, I have two audiobooks, one book club book and one library book all in the process of being read/listened to. For me to read or listen to multiple books at the same time I need them to be very different (or else I end up a little confused).
I read several books at one time.I read one classic and one modern book regular. Then several other books in between. I find it exciting to began a new book so it is impossible for me to wait til I finish a book.
Yeah, I have started reading several at once. I prefer it, I feel it's nice to be able to take a break from one story and go into another
In my younger reading years I'd never have thought to read more than one book at once. Now I have a few books going and enjoy it more than I figured I would. Still mainly stick to one fiction at a time though. One fiction, one anthology, one non-fiction. If it's a serious or long book that requires slower reading, I will sometimes have another fiction book going.
I used to read 2-4 books at the same time, but lately I've found it more difficult to switch between different stories. So now I'm reading only one book at a time. Maybe if I read one fiction and one non-fiction at the same time that would be fine, but then it would take me longer time to finish each book and there are just so many fiction books I want to read right now so I want to finish each one as quickly as possible...
During the summer, I usually read two or three at the same time ~ one novel with some nonfiction, poetry, or a short story collection on the side. During the school year, I don't get to read much besides my students' essays.
I prefer reading multiple books at once if I read one book it tends to drag and I lose interest but if I have more then one book on the go at once I tend to be more interested in reading them if that makes sense.
I always seem to have two going on at the same time.Sometimes more, if one if non-fiction.
Reading more than one book at a time is like changing the channel on the television. Sometimes you just want a change of pace.
I usually read multiple books at the same time. I try to pick books from slightly different genres, so I have something to read in relation to what mood I'm in :)
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Michael wrote: "I always seem to have two going on at the same time.Sometimes more, if one if non-fiction.
Reading more than one book at a time is like changing the channel on the television. Sometimes you just ..."
Good way of looking at it.
I usually read one book at a time but one in a while I have read max two books at a time: one on my Kindle and a physical book.
I really wish I knew why I do it, but after I am done one of my two (or sometimes even three) books on the go, I feel the need to start another. Why can't one be enough? I wish I knew that answer.
Basesloaded32 wrote: "I really wish I knew why I do it, but after I am done one of my two (or sometimes even three) books on the go, I feel the need to start another. Why can't one be enough? I wish I knew that answer."
Because it's never enough. LOL It's like why do we purchase more books when you have a stack or two of unread books sitting at home (or in our Kindle/Nook/ereader) HA!!!!
Because it's never enough. LOL It's like why do we purchase more books when you have a stack or two of unread books sitting at home (or in our Kindle/Nook/ereader) HA!!!!
Wendy wrote: "Basesloaded32 wrote: "I really wish I knew why I do it, but after I am done one of my two (or sometimes even three) books on the go, I feel the need to start another. Why can't one be enough? I wis..."Wendy I am oh so guilty of that as well. lol
I usually have between 10-20 books going at the same time. I like to read a whole bunch of different genres and I'm a very moody reader. So, it's not uncommon for me to be toting around a stack of books and two ereaders because I never know what I might want to read a minute from now. I'm also kind of lazy so if I leave a book in my bedroom when I'm downstairs (or the opposite), I'll often just start another book rather than going up or down to get it.
I usually have a couple going at a time. I usually physically read one while I listen to an audiobook in my car. it's a good way to fit in more good books that I wouldn't otherwise have time for. and because the formats are different, I can keep them separate more easily.
Maybe I'll expand my horizons! At the moment I only do one book at a time so that I can truly focus on the story or the topic.
I usually read one fantasy book and one darker book around the same time. I tend to read fantasy during mornings and evenings, and horror/thriller during the day. :)
At the moment I seem to end up reading several books at the same time. Mostly:one of short stories (as I often end up with a lot of those due to wanting to read specific stories in them), but I often find it hard to read all the other stories as they are often of variable quality/not to my taste;
one of non-fiction as those require more focus to read;
one book that I'm rereading;
one new novel. (sometimes more, depending on if I'm reading something that isn't grabbing me)
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I get confused when I have multiple books going at once, so I try and keep it to one at a time...
Faye wrote: "I like to read more than one at a time. I often have a fiction and a non-fiction on the go at the same time, and sometimes if my main book is really heavy-going I'll start something lighter to read..."That is exactly how I read, we have the sam reading habbits :)
I always have two or three going at the same time.
I prefer reading multiple books at a time.
It depends. If I am reading one book, but then a new book comes up that I really want to read, then I'll read that too. LOL
Lately I've been reading more than one book at a time. I do that to read book group books and books I'm reading for challenges or books that have a firm return date at the library. I also have day books and night books. The day books are for e-books, and I read regular books at night (I sleep better). If I had no obligations, I'd read one book at a time.
I'm going to cut back on how many books I read at once
Usually there are books I have to read for work or school. Sometimes I like to pick my own book. So often there are multiple books being read. And there is usually an audio book, too!
I usually prefer to read one at a time.I rarely read multiple ones, and they are usually in really special cases:
- I am reading a really long and/or hard-to-read book, so I pop in something light and quick
- one fiction and one non-fiction book
Used to read one at a time but lately is has been two (one physical and one ebook) and in rare occasions when I can't really get into one, I will start another hoping that one will be more of an easy read.
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Most often one book at a time because if I pick up another I always feel like I'm cheating on the first book. Silly, I know, but that's why it's called a quirk.Sometimes I am able to make an exception and do one fiction and one nonfiction, but more often I'll just temporarily "shelve" one while I'm working my way through the other. So technically I have more than one going but only one in active mode, if that makes any sense.
I prefer to read one book at a time, but when I'm teaching, I have to read a few at a time.
It just depends. Sometimes I read multiple at a time and sometimes I don't.
