Do you read multiple books at once?

[Shannon]

Hi everyone! Do you read multiple books at once?

I tell myself I want to when I can't decide what to read, but I never end up doing it, haha.

What are your thoughts?

[Morwen]

As of last month my answer would have been a quite simple no. I usually dive in a book and want to be in that mindset only. The exception would only be audiobooks because I listen to them when I'm walking and I can't traditionally read. Usually I know that if I pause a book to read another and tell myself I'll go back to the former, I'll never finish the former at all so I force myself not to do multiple.
This month I'm all over the place, and I don't know yet if this is my new normal.

[Shannon]

Morwen wrote: "As of last month my answer would have been a quite simple no. I usually dive in a book and want to be in that mindset only. The exception would only be audiobooks because I listen to them when I'm ..."

Haha! Well said! I feel the same. Maybe my brain doesn't work that way.

[Kristina]

Yes, I read two or three books of different genres at once. I'm not used to audiobooks yet; I get easily distracted and stop listening :)

[P. Pherson]

Occasionally, I do. It is not unusual for me to have one Audio book and one Paper book going at the same time.

[Shelly]

Reading 4 and 1 on audio 😂 They are all different.

[Walter]

Hi! Yes, I usually read two books at a time—one sci-fi and one fantasy. It’s a nice way to switch between genres depending on my mood!

[Hannah]

yes, i do from time to time.

[Annalisa]

ohh yes! I usually ready 2 o 3 books of different genres.😏

[Jabotikaba]

It happens sometimes. For example, I start reading a fiction book, but it turns out to be a bit boring, and then I come across a very interesting historical study, and then I literally devour it, and then I go back to my previous reading.
All in all, it happens, but they have to be very different books.

[abby {zoeystery's version}]

Yeah sometimes

[Brad]

I read multiple books all the time. I see a book I want to start reading and I jump in. Even though I maybe reading other books. I can’t help it, 🤷‍♂️

[Olivia]

I cannot read multiple books at a time- I find it distracting and I worry I would mistake plot points and details between books lol

[Tanya]

Depends. If I’m not really into a book then yes I will pickup a second. Sometimes I have ARCs to finish and this will cause me to pick up another book too.

[Orlando]

I didn't before but this year I been book busing! lol.
I read a book a month for book club.
Now I have mini book club with some of the book club people and I am reading two other books and discussing with them separately.
So the main book club is one more.
Then I am doing Harry Potter and read about 150 pages and then chat with a friend.
Then reading The Fourth Wing like 100 pages and chat with a friend. fun.

[Olivia]

I can't really read more than one book at a time- I am very one-track minded and I know I would just scramble up plot points and details. I do prioritize the books-of-the-month for the book club I am in, but after I finish that I read on my own time lol

[Filigree]

I started reading two simultaneously about a month ago. There were simply too many books TBR that I felt compelled to read more than one at a time! But like many others here I read from different genres. I keep one in my knapsack for my commute and then I read another one at home.