One book at a time? Or more than one? If more, are they different types/genres? Or similar?
(We’re talking recreational reading, here—books for work or school don’t really count since they’re not optional.)
Mainly I'm a monogamous. But occasionally I do cheat and read other books, leaving the other behind for a while. I don't like it, and I wouldn't do it as a general rule. I used to do it a lot and I would end up leaving some of the books unfinished, cause I was too engrossed by the others. If my attention is grabbed by one I might lose interest in the other, even forget about it. Also I think the best way to enjoy a book is to be totally absorbed by them. Something that can only be done once at a time.
That said, it happens sometime, of course. When you're a bookseller and see new books every day, shiny and tempting, it's hard to say "you stay there and wait for your turn". So what I do is try and be quick, so I can move on to the next. If I really can't wait, then I read it in the shop, without buying it, or even bringing it home. So I know that my current reading is still in charge and that one is only a distraction, a whim, that won't last long...
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I can read more than one book at a time and still be totally engrossed in what I'm reading. While I'm reading one book I'm not thinking of the other. My answer's here: http://smsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-monogamy.html
I think I've decided I'm a mood reader. I'll start a book....and then decide I'm in the mood for something else.
I only ever have one fiction book going at a time, but I do normally have a book of letters or journals by my bedside for those nights when the fiction book has just got so exciting that I wouldn't get to sleep if I went on reading.
well, bedtime is some days the only time when I can do some reading, so I wouldn't waste it with something boring, even if it means I'm gonna loose a bit of sleep;)
yeah I am a mood reader too, but I wouldn't read 2 or more book at once anyway. If I'm not in the mood it'll have to wait.
I mostly am monogamous, but I can have one fiction and one nonfiction going on as long as the nonfiction is VERY interesting. Otherwise, I'll just end up abandoning it for the fiction.
I only ever have one novel on the go, when I cheat its with poetry or non-fiction...
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