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Do you read several books at the same time, or do you wait until you finish one to start another?
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Feb 09, 2024 05:18AM
Usually, I read one book at the same time. I could rarely read two, but with different genres.
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One at a time or I can't keep track at what is going on.
one at a time if I start another I got confused
Because I am a voracious reader my book read "wish list" is pretty long. I usually read a few at a time, taking turns with each one depending on my mood. I also make an effort to read books that are nothing alike so I don't get confused with plot points. For example, right now I am reading "The Housemaid" by Freida McFadden and "Taking Berlin" by Martin Dugard (NF).
omg Im surprised at how many people can read more than 1 at the time like?? I could never Id just forget everything and mix up the story's
at least 2 at once but usually around 4
I have several that are waiting to be read. Started to read entire serial, than I just lost interest and stuck on the half of the book.
I usually read two one fiction and one nonfiction
I'm currently reading 5 at the same time
I read and listen to several at a time
when I first started reading I would only read one at a time. now I read multiple. I learned how to keep the world's apart in my brain
When I participate in book club I’m usually reading 2 at once, but otherwise just one! I like to give my full attention to one story so I’m more likely to remember it!
I think the most I've ever read at one time is 7? Usually between 2-4. I have a couple of book clubs, my son and I read together, and sometimes my work will do a group read. Plus whatever I've chosen to read personally.
Usually one at a time, but if I have one I’m enjoying enough not to DNF it but feel like I’m wading it through it I’ll put it on one side to read something else then come back to it. I’m also in a book club so sometimes overlap books if my book club read deadline is glowering at me! 🤣
I usually read a copy and listen to one at work. I prefer if they are different genres
It depends. If I choose to read a book in English (my native language is Italian), I also read another book in my native language
I am definitely a poly reader. I usually have two physical books and one audiobook going at the same time.
multi all the way!!! always two books or more since I lug them around @ school.
I read two books at a time - one physical book and one audiobook. I read the audiobook at work and while doing tasks and the physical book the rest of the time.
3 books but trying to get to the point of reading just one
Gosh I wish I had the memory still to have multiple books going but nope. I can’t keep the characters in order so 1 book at a time.
Ive been getting into the practice of reading a physical book and a Kindle book at the same time. I do audio for all my books. My ADHD brains requires me to listen and read along.
I used to only read one at a time, but now I read multiple. Usually a physical book for when I’m settled at home. Something on Kindle as well as an audiobook for when I’m out and about or in the night so I don’t need a light and disturb my husband’s sleep. I also listen to audiobooks when I walk on the treadmill. I have also been trying to read a chapter or two a day of either a classic or non-fiction.
If one of them is an audiobook I can usually get by with reading two but if it's two physical books I cannot read both until I finish the other.
Several books at a time! The key is not to read similar books at the same time or you will get confused!
Right now I’m reading 3 books. One at work and two at home, at home I read one of them before going to bed and the other for 1 hour or so then sleep :)
i usually read one at a time, but sometimes is a self help going on with a fiction one haha
For me, I keep it to a two-book maximum. The first book is usually an easy read or a book that doesn’t require much thought or understanding. I keep this one with me through the day. Mainly, it’s a Smithsonian magazine (with the ads marked out). I do carry a copy Murakami’s First Person Singular collection of short stories, just in case I find myself waiting around.
The second book is the one I’m more invested in (fiction, duh). Right now, I’m reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and it’s intriguingly winding. I read this one before bed, in lieu of TikTok.
I highly recommend having this two-book system. It lowers the possibility of getting bored or uninterested with the book you’re ACTUALLY interested in. You give your brain something to chew on during the day, and your reward after work is to read something fun.
Today I started my 3rd book. I opened to see if I would like and I do - If It Bleeds by Stephen King. Also What Really Happens in Vegas by James Patterson and The Body in the Attic by Judi Lynn. Three different books. One to listen to, one on my Kindle and a physical book. As long as they are all different stories, it works!!
I was a one-book-at-a-time purist. But I really got the hang of reading many at the same time. I have some on my phone, to read at work, and others that I read at home physically.
I can do several. I usually have one physical series I am reading and one audio book series I am listening to
I read several books at the same time. One book on my phone, one paperback at home (fiction) and one paperback at home (non fiction)
Yes, I usually have an audiobook, a digital book and a physical book going all at once.
I am literally reading 4 books right now :) and it's not 5, because yesterday I finished it. I read a lot of books at the same time because they are "situational“. One book is audiobook, another I read on the phone when I cannot bring my book and other two are just physical copies, but have really different genres.
I can read several books at the same time
I read one at a time unless I am having trouble with Kindle.
I used to always read one book at a time and strictly wait until I was finished with that one before I started a new one.Now, I sometimes read two or more books at a time, because one of those books is very boring or takes me a lot of time to get through, so I distract myself with a short, fun book because I still think reading should be fun and not a chore.
I tend to focus on one book and push the others back until I’ve finished that one.
The ONLY time I read more then one book at a time is when I have to read a book for school
usually 2-4 at the same time. my friends think i am insane for this but it just helps me concentrate and helps me relax.
I read multiple at a time because I love reading one book and then when I read a different book I find things that are in common with the books.
One at a time, kinda gal ✨ hats off to those who have the mental capacity to do more. I salute you!
I've started to read more than 1 at a time. Either because a book is so good I want to savor it or a book isn't living up to expectations and I need a distraction.
