How many books do you read at a time?

[ktd222]

I haven't read a book in so long I can't even remember.

[Joreads]

I try to only read one at a time but more often then not i end up reading two or more.

[Etienne]

I haven't read a book in so long I can't even remember.

So what are you doing on these forums?

[ktd222]

sharing my thoughts and opinions, and reading other's opinions on writing and poetry. Not reading a book is not the same as not reading short stories, poems, and other stuff.

[stlukesguild]

Far too many. I will often have one or two novels I am reading along with several books of non-fiction/essay/criticism along with browsing several collections of poetry... or short stories, etc...

[ballb]

Usually a couple on the go at any one time. I like to mix an easy read up with something a little more demanding. So I am currently reading an historical bodice ripper by Phillipa Gregory during my coffee break at work whilst struggling manfully with Chaucer`s Canterbury Tales in the Middle English in the smallest room in the house at home.

[thelastmelon]

It's usually like this:
- One book that I want to read
- One book for school

[Oniw17]

Only one at a time. When I used to read more than one at once, I'd get halfway through a book and start reading something else. By the time I got back to a book, I had to re-read the part I had already finished. I never finished reading anything.

[Aiculík]

Far too many. I will often have one or two novels I am reading along with several books of non-fiction/essay/criticism along with browsing several collections of poetry... or short stories, etc...

I used to do that, too, but I had a problem with it - if I read about some critical theory, while reading some novel or short story, I always tried to apply the theory on it. That wouldn't be so bad, but the novel and short story was like forever connected with the theory and it was difficult to look at it from another point of view, to apply other theory. It always felt somehow "wrong". Weird, I know.

Right now, I'm re-reading Kesey's Sometimes A Great Notion for my diploma paper, Swift's Waterland and Pynchon's Vineland.

[bazarov]

One only, can't stay focused on 3 or 4 plots.

[Persivalis]

I read at this time about 10 books. I must read them. So, you can imagine, what I get from reading yet.

[thegreenthing]

I don't even know... far too many though, it gets a little messy when you pick up a book you've read a hundred pages of, but since you read another book in between, you don't really remember clearly what those 100 pages where about... So you have to read them again.

[browneyedbailey]

at the most, hmmmmm, 5?

[ivette]

When I was young (and stupid ) I did not understand people who read more books at a time. I thought that you can't be fully devoted (I hope that's a right word) to one book if you're reading more books at the same time. And then I saw that my mother reads at least four books at a time.

Now I'm the same. It started when I had to read a lot of books for school but at the same time I wanted to read some books that I would choose. Now I read several books at a time. But that just means that I need more time to read them because I don't have a lot time for reading.

[schau982]

3 or 4 books at a time