Darrin Drader Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I've tried splitting my attention between books before, but I generally find myself just reading one at a time. When I try reading more than that, one of them inevitably gets dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmike80 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 One book at a time, lets not get all greedy now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoi Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I can read Only one book at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocturnal Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Three at most, but then I tend to keep them in different formats and genres. For example I can read a fantasy book and Kindle and a slice-of-life paperback. And with those I can take up a light novel to re-read if I really have too much free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I usually have maybe to...but I actually seem to be on 4 at the moment for some reason...mojo gone a bit haywire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booknutt Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Usually 2 - I find more a bit confusing, and I get frustrated by not making great progress in any of them. Normally I try to make them different types for a change of pace. Currently though it's 2 historical novels of different time periods One Tudor, and one Scottish, which are still a "change" - so I haven't strayed too far from my principals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Just one. I find if I'm reading one book and start reading another at the same time, it generally means I've lost interest in the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm back down to reading just the one book at once now as having more than one was really confusing me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) I usually read 2-3 books at a time, often a non-fiction and a fiction. Edited October 9, 2012 by NickB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianca Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I can only read one book at a time! Otherwise i get confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha quaffing bourbon Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 i usually have at least 3 going at once. i like to think of it as cross-pollination. for those that doubt the merits of this, behold, Kim Kardashian + Kierkegaard = When love awakens, it is older than everything else. Hold on to classic pieces. You never know when they will make a comeback. @KimKierkegaard doesn't get better'n this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngloSaxon Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) I don't think I will ever do this, I never have and probably never will. I feel that I couldn't concentrate on more than one book at a time, I would rather focus on one book and then go onto another. I'm going to start reading when on the bus, or maybe in a park when nice weather on a bench... but still only one book at a time? Do you read more than one book at a time, how do you do it? Edited June 12, 2013 by Michelle merged with existing thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin_Cambs Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I had to force myself to stop doing this, because I would sometimes have five or more on the go at one time. I don't find it difficult, any more than keeping up with more than one TV series. I generally do have a couple of more 'dry' art history or scholarly books that I will dip into, but carry on reading novels at the same time to liven things up a bit! I'm currently ploughing through an enormous book on Dutch golden age art, but there's no way I can concentrate on that exclusively. Also it's too big to carry around with me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 When I was in school I often had to read several books at once, ie. one for Dutch class, one for English class and one for fun. I was so glad when that was all over! It confused me quite a bit. For a long time I read one book at a time. Lately, I've been trying to read two books at once (when I did the read-a-thon, three), because when I travel it's easy to take either a small short paperback or my Kindle rather than a big heavy book, but I do want to read the bigger books too. It's actually going quite well! I didn't expect that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelee Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 For quite some time now, I've had more than 2-3 books going on at once. Right now, I have 7: Lolita, The great Gatsby, Inferno, an old Nancy Drew from when I was a kid, a Camilla Läckberg novel, Seinlanguage, a Swedish book called People who it's been sad for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catydid Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I have two books going at any time. One is an audiobook and the other is on my Kindle. Lately, I have been finishing them around the same time. I get to pick two new ones to read--fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 One. I've tried reading more but I can't, whichever I'm enjoying less gets ignored because when I have the time to read I inevitably read the one I prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmac Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Didn't realize there were quite a few book hoppers like me - I have about three going at the moment, The Pickwick Papers (Dickens), The Ninth Girl (Tami Hoag), The Dying Hours (Mark Billingham) - maybe should try to stick with one at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookaholic65 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Just one at a time. Don't have time to read more than that. Also it can get confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86WM Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I can only read one seriously, which I'd call my 'real' current reading book. This particular book will usually get read about... 25-50 pages a day depending. Then my fiancee and I have a copy each of a book which we'll read together at bedtime, so we can discuss it better etc, as she doesn't get to read much these days with the baby and all. This book will be read around 25-50 pages a week. I tend to read the introductions and stuff, maybe the first couple of pages of books I'm intending to read after I finish my current one. This isn't consistent though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakura Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I also just read one book at a time. But I'm very strict when I don't like a book and will sometimes abandon books after a few chapters, when I can't get into it, to read something else first. Often, I'll re-try them at some point. But seriously reading several at the same time never crossed my mind. I have a hard enough time to keep all the character names straight in one book, several would be just too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderTheDome40 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I could never read 2 books at once. Much less 3 lol, how can readers do it? I mean, enjoyment-wise, do you really get the same kind of thrill from individual novels as you would just reading 1 story at a time? I couldn't ever do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I could never read 2 books at once. Much less 3 lol, how can readers do it? I mean, enjoyment-wise, do you really get the same kind of thrill from individual novels as you would just reading 1 story at a time? I couldn't ever do it When I do read 2 books at the same time they tend to be very different. For example one might be a crime novel and the other one a non-fiction book about history. Reading 2 books at the same time doesn't harm my enjoyment but I do tend to find that I will pick up one of them more often than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabry Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I try to read two books at time, one in Spanish and one in English, and both are very different, like Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powelly20 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I know for some people reading more than one book is a big no no but for me I need a massive variety when reading. For example at the minute i'm reading, A Crown of swords - Robert Jordan Possession - James Patterson The Mortal instruments City of Bones - Cassandra Clare Waiting To Be Heard - Amanda Knox Cat and Mouse - James Patterson The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty For me it really depends what I'm doing and what mood i'm in. I tend to have a different book for a different activity such as, in the bath, reading in bed, reading on my phone when i have downtime in work, reading on the bus on the way to work. I also find that a lot of the time I sit staring at my bookcase and just want to read them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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