How long do you wait before starting a new book?

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Re: How long do you wait before starting a new book?

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I actually read multiple books at the same time :oops: They tend to revolve around the same topics so it allows me to have a bigger picture approach when learning new things (especially self-development).

For novels, I tend to skip a week to allow myself some breathing time and for me not to mix up stories or characters.
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Most of the times I read more tha one book in parallel so I don't have a delay between books.
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I usually read more than one book at the same time... But if I really loved a book, it's often hard for me to move on to a completely different book so I will just try and find books from the same author of read fanfictions.
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Unless I,m currently reading another book, I rarely wait before starting to read a new book. What would be the reason for waiting? I am too curious to just hang around with a new book without reading it. But funny thing, I can't read two books concurrently, unless maybe am studying a course at school. I'm systematic like that. I finish one book before getting onto the next one.
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depends on how the book was good ,it the book was enjoyable it makes me fill enxious and look for similar book once lam through with previous one
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An hour or two.
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Depends on how much free time I have. Sometimes I immediately read a book right after I finish with one. Sometimes there are days in between books.
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I will often start right in on another book- especially if it's in the same series.
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Sometimes I’ll start a new book within the same day. However, if I finish a series, I won’t start a new book until at least the next couple of days.
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When I was younger, it used to be the opposite for me. If I've just read a book I liked, I used to wait before picking up a new book otherwise the new book would feel like a 'rebound book' like a rebound relationship. :mrgreen:
Now I'm usually simultaneously reading many books so I don't wait at all after finishing a book, good or bad.
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Not at all, usually. I go from finishing one book to starting the next one within a day or two.
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Wait? How could I wait before starting a new book? :mrgreen:
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As long as it takes me to find another book I'm interested in. I'll read a new book less than an hour after finishing one!
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Immediately. If I don’t have a book at least removed fromy TBR I feel like I’m forgetting something.
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M-Allmon wrote: 04 Mar 2014, 19:43 How long after finishing a book do you wait before starting another one? For me it depends on if I liked the book or not. If I really enjoyed the book then I will try to find another book almost immediately. If I didn't like the book then I'll usually wait a few days before trying to find another book. It's like the bad book puts me in a funk! :lol:
I wait for two to three days. Sometimes I start immediately if I have a lot of books to read.
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