I suppose it is a symptom of my ADHD, but I just polished off Tropic of Cancer as I hit the half-way point of Catch-22 while simultaneously cracking Brothers Karamozov & Breakfast of Champions. Perhaps it is a function of transient moods...a morning inspiration of clarity turns to an evening yearning for the nebulous. I'd also like to think that I have an insatiable desire to inundate my brain w/ heaping chunks of literary goods. I've got all those non-literary years to atone for!
http://unidentifiedappellation.blogspot.com/
It seems that the majority of people actually read more than one book at the time, at least on this forum. Curious discovery!
I'm usually in the middle of 3-4 when I find one I have to read, then finish that without picking the others up at all (they all get read eventually though)
I an currently reading Tolstoy's Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth;
Chekov's short stories; and Borges' Ficciones. I usually have from two to five going. It is not surprising that the forum members read more than one book at a time. It has been years since I was in college, but five subjects, all with a text book, would compel reading five at a time. Since many here attend collewge or have attended, multiple book reading should be common enough.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote