I like to have a few books going at a time that I switch between depending on what I’m in the mood for. I think it’s a bit like having multiple tv shows you like to watch. Some of my friends think this is a pretty strange approach to reading. So what do you think r/books, am I a weirdo? Do any of you do the same thing, or do you prefer to read one book at a time?
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I can barely remember the plot of one book between reading sessions, so no.
No it to totally throws me off where I left off on the other book.
Yes and it’s the worst. Wish I could just stick to one at a time.
you’re not weird for it but no i never ever do it, i can’t split my attention
I wish I didn’t have to, unfortunately I have to read lots of books for my courses (usually 40 each semester), so I’m forced to read more of them at once.
Not unless you’re a sicko
Let me tell you what happened when I had access to ebooks, audiobooks, and physical books.
I might easily get up to six at once. Which, of course, does not mean that I would try to read one book at the exact same time as listening to another. My brain would not be able to track both at a time.
I have one physical book I’m reading at a time and one audiobook. So in a way, yes, though I have almost never had multiple of one type going at once.
Not really I have a pretty wide range when it comes to reading and watching choices . So I have multiple books going on simultaneously. Even I prefer to read books one at a time but I can’t control it
That’s me! I usually have at least three books started. Something light that I already know, something new, with more complex concepts and something that’s not that easy for me to read, but that I want to finish (English is not my first language so it’s not always easy to read some books, depending on a complexity of the language used). Plus I also have an audiobook started for the car and an ebook on my phone if I get stuck somewhere without my book and headphones for the audiobook 😁
I regularly read multiple books at once, and yeah it’s exactly like watching multiple shows at once, I don’t have any trouble keeping them straight. I really like doing it this way because I always have a book no matter what I’m in the mood to read.
Not a weirdo, different people have different preferences, what matters is you do what works for you.
9 at the moment, which is pretty regular for me.
I usually have at least two. They have to be different genres, like a nonfiction that I’m plodding through and a spicy sci fi romance. Maybe a mystery for a third.
I do that all the time. I eventually get hooked on one and read it to the end. But I always have 3 or 4 depending what I’m in the mood for.
i do the same and i never get into a reading slump. always have books of different genres depending on my mood 🙂
Yeah. But only one book with a story at a time. Except if it’s in french, as it’s for learning.
Yes. I suspect I have ADD (undiagnosed), and have found myself reading as many as 8 books at a time, 3 or 4 pages at a time. Usually, I read 4 or 5. It helps me stay productive. I read 100+ books a year as a result. It helps if the books are different genres / format. I typically read:
1. Series
2. Standalone
3. Non fiction
4. Short stories
5. Audiobook
I switch between them as necessary.
I have no issue reading multiple books at a time. I prefer it.
I used to do this once…but i found out that I’m losing the slow pace taste…i quite doing that.
I have a kindle and unlimited with I have downloaded 20 plus books on it but only read one .book at a time