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Do you read multiple books at a time?
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Apr 15, 2024 01:18PM
I have only ever read one book and finished it before moving on to another. I feel like I would get very confused if I read more than one at once but its also something that seems much more enjoyable than one at a time. How do you guys feel?
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Paege wrote: "I have only ever read one book and finished it before moving on to another. I feel like I would get very confused if I read more than one at once but its also something that seems much more enjoyab..."I usually read different genres at the same time so I don't get confused. I just finished an autobiography on the Appalachian Trail this morning and at lunch tim finished a Nicholas Sparks romance novel and now I'll continue with Mary Higgins Clark's last crime novel which was published posthum.
I am a mood reader. I am also a professional editor so I am consistently juggling books. It works for me and my overactive brain. However, there are times, specifically with high fantasy, or Romantasy series where I'll read one book at a time to immerse myself completely into the world without distraction.
I read mostly 2-4 books at a time and each from different genres
I can only read one book at a time. Reading multiple books at a time seems so strange to me.
I read 2 at a time but I always make my second read a short story collection or something like that where it's super easy to pick it up and put it down and walk away from it for however long
Just like Destiny and Eva above, I’m also a mood reader :) I tend to read anywhere from 4-10 books at a time. Sometimes, however, I’ll be set on a particular book or series and be devoted entirely to it until I’m randomly… not 😂 (Looking at you, Throne of Glass series that I have YET to complete 🤦🏼♀️)
I'm enjoying some of the comments here, and I had to add an observation. Way back in high school, I had a teacher whose ideals I admired. he noticed I was always reading and recommended "Centennial" by James A. Michener. I still remember that I read the first 7 chapters quickly. I read a bit more then put it down. For years it stared at me from the shelves as I took and read other books. It took me forever to finish, at least a decade, and I have never read another book by that author.
It depends. During my early year in college, reading novels really helped me in finishing my mandatory readings for class (although most of the times all it does was distract me lmao). But since I have a very short attention span, so I stop reading multiple books, good thing I'm quite the fast reader (although the speed of my reading depends whether I liked the book or not).
It's like the only thing I do nowadays, and I want to stop but then I see this really great graphic novel at the library and I HAVE to read that, and then my friend gets a book I've been wanting to read for a while so I borrow that, and of course I'm still waiting for a friend to give back the last book in a series that I haven't read and I leant it to her before Christmas break AVA I'M COMING FOR YOU
I never used to but these days with a busy schedule I usually am reading a physical book, one on Kindle and one Audio Book when I'm driving or can't read on the go. It's so hard to choose which book to read next lol
Doris wrote: "I'm enjoying some of the comments here, and I had to add an observation. Way back in high school, I had a teacher whose ideals I admired. he noticed I was always reading and recommended "Centennial..."I've read "Chesapeake" by Michener and it took me forever to finish the book. Then in 1998 I went to the Choptank River mentioned in the book and it was worth it.
I haven't tried it but I feel like I'll end up mixing myself up with the books I am reading and possibly forgetting something I past read - maybe one day I will give it a go.
I’ve done it before but I usually prefer reading one at a time. I’ve been known to read one book and switch to another midway if my mood changes. If I do read multiple books at the same time then I read no more than 2. Takes some getting used to if you want to try it out
Yes, I read multiples books at a time. It just helped me a lot when I bored with one book, to escape with something new. But, the downside, it will take more time to read all the books.
Definitely. I'm a moodreader and I'm a woman. So my mood switches a lot. Which means I usually have a few books I read at a time.
Yes, I typically listen to an audible at work and when I am home on my down time I will read a physical book .
yes, but I focus on one book at a time, does that make sense?
Yes. I used to not be able to focus on more than one. But with audiobooks,which is easier for my ADHD (still I get tons of books for my neverending collection).. obsession maybe? Definitely. :) There are too many books to read to just read one at a time.
This is the first year I've regularly had more than one book on the go at any given time and that's mostly to do with format. I can read books from my kindle app or borrow books (e-books borrowed for free through the library) while I'm doing other things like washing up or brushing my teeth, going to the loo, eating my lunch when I'm home alone etc, It's too hard to do this with a paperback so I find I read e-books much quicker this way. I do still like to have a paperback before bed so my eyes get a rest from the screen, or at the beach because of the lighting, or on a long journey in case the battery dies on my phone or kindle. It depends on the books too. What mood I'm in. I've ended up with an upstairs book and a downstairs book! I also like having e-books on my phone as I can read wherever I am if I'm unexpectedly having to wait for ages - maybe when picking a child up from something or in a long queue.
Ordinarily I absolutely read two at a time. The exception is long page length novels that I know my personal best is around 4 to 5 nights to read with my exclusive attention.I mean 500 pages or so. But if I have several novels around 250 pages or so I pair a couple of different genres up and it works great. The caveat is you have problems with putting two mysteries together for instance. Two extreme horror novels are usually fine together. It is a matter of taste I guess. I am not as productive reading one book at a time. It is limiting that I only have a few hours at bedtime to read usually 7 to 11 or 12.
Yes. I often read novels and mangas at the same time.
Yes. I read multiple books and listen to audiobooks.
I usually have a book I'm reading with my kids, and one for book club, and one I really wanted to read and one I'm editing for work. They are usually so different it doesn't bother me to have multiples, but I can't read 2 different high fantasy books at the same time. I like being fully sucked into those worlds and don't want to confuse them in my brain.
I usually have one main book I’m reading, one with my brother, one or two for book clubs or buddy reads, one for school, and sometimes one that’s just if I get bored of my main one
Yes! I try to read some non fiction every day and find I am better at that in the mornings. The rest of the day I fit in as much reading as I can. But I always have a few different books in flight. I'm a true mood reader :)
sometimes my limit is two an audiobook & a physical book
yup .. some times It can be 4 at the same time or just one , it depends on me
hiii - I read like 3-4 books at the same time - not more than that
I don’t because I prefer focusing on one story at a time. If I read multiple books at once then I eventually get the stories mixed up n stuff and it’s overall all over the place so I don’t do that 🚫🚫
Yep, I generally have one audio, one physical and one on Kindle, sometimes multiple on all mediums.
Naurrr I can't focus on more than one book at a time, my brain mixes up the characters and shit lmao
I mean, yes, but not really. I always read several at the same time but I usually give priority to finishing one, leaving the other on pause for a bit...
Oh yes! I have done this for years now. If I get bored with one, I'll switch to another, and it keeps me from throwing it away unfinished, which I try not to do. I only read on my tablet and never listen to audiobooks (hearing impaired), but the digital age with Kindle and Prime subscriptions, as well as e-pubs from your local library, have given us too many books and so little time! I swear, some days I spend more time "doomscrolling" than reading. It's enough to make you want to pull your hair out. I think, "Just one more," as I scroll, and the next thing I know, an hour's gone by. Anyhow, to answer the question, the most books I've ever read simultaneously are three books.
Yes, I do. I usually read multiple book if the book that I'm currently reading is going on a slow and "filler" mode. I'll read another thin/short books or comics before going back to the other book. Sometimes, I do read two books at interval if they're going through the slow pace, but one book is always a "light" read.
I only read two books at a time if they're different enough that I don't confuse the plots lol! I'm currently reading two and so far managing to keep them separate.
