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Re: How many books do you read at once?

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I constantly end up reading multiple books at a time. Between the books on my phone, my Nook, all of the paper copies of books I have, and the books I have to read for school, it's bound to happen. I think my record is six or eight. Since I don't really have the time to, I don't usually read entire books in one sitting unless I'm totally submerged. That makes it easy for me to put down one book one day and pick up another the next. So far, I've never confused any plots. It's, actually, pretty easy for me to keep up. I'm sure one day I will confuse myself, but when that day comes, I'll probably put the books on hold and reread them one by one.
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I'm usually only reading one book at a time, but if I do pick up a second book, it is because I am rereading one of the books so the story isn't completely new to me.
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For me, it depend. I can be reading 2~3 books at a time. Depend on which books contents caught my attention.
However, if I got hang of books from specific authors that I am following. Then I will stick to it.
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Post by vs9 »

Sometimes up to 7... I know, it's a bit chaotic. :-/
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One book at a time. I like to be completely enveloped in it so I can get lost and become one of the characters or apart of the world itself.
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Right now I am reading about 20 to 30 books at once thanks to a site called wattpad. It is a really unhealthy habit, but I have become amazing at remembering where I left off because of it.
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I usually just read one at a time; I like to give my full attention to each book. I did however read quite a few books while I was reading Les Miserables to help me get through the more boring sections that didn't have much relevance to the story.
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Post by iandrearivera_ »

For me at least, it's hard to keep up with more than two books at a time. I'm the kind of person to just read one book and quickly finish that one to move on to the next. With two books I just feel too pressured!
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I only read one fiction at a time but non-fiction I can do several at a time.
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I like to focus of one book at a time. I have found myself almost ever time confuses characters when I read two at the same time. I just find it easier and I can give my full attention to ever detail.
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I usually have 2 books going at once. I have the ones on my Kindle app that I can read at work, and I have a physical copy book that I read at home.
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I prefer to just read 2 at a time; one on my lunch break and one at home, but I picked up a new book a couple of weeks ago, and had to start reading it right away, so at the moment, I'm reading 3.
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I have, seven or so on the go right now. Two that are taking more of my time, but I flip flop between a bunch. Depends on my mood.
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Post by rockandroll »

In regards to my fun reading I read one at a time.

-- 17 Feb 2016, 20:50 --

In regards to my fun reading, I read only 1 book at a time
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Typically 2-3 with varying subjects or genres for when I am in the mood for something different.
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