How many books do you read at a time?

I am current reading 2 books- “Doctor Dolittle” and “Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii”. I'm also going to start reading “Eat this Book” and “Confederates in the Attic”. That’ll put me at 4.

What you describe is a case of an unsatisfied mind. I am now 77 and have been reading a very long time. I do NOT start a second book before finishing completely the one I am presently reading. I would recommend that you do likewise. Try reading some sequel books and they will prove my point. SEE:- Virginia Andrews as an example.

I sometimes find myself reading two to three at a time. Unusual? Out of the ordinary, sure. Most people really do only read one book at a time, even I generally do this.

Currently, two is the most. One factual and the other fiction. In college, one or more for every course. I think 10 books was the most there.

LOL , trust me its not unusual to read one book at a time ! in a day if im just reading books , i could be reading 4 books in a day ! like for me i can read all of the harry potter books in a day !

Well; it is normally one at a time .Currently,I am reading "The White Tiger" written by Arvind Adiga . I am not sure about other persons though .

I also have several books on the go. I love to read and always have loved it.. A teacher in my first grade got me hooked on reading, she would take me to her place after school and we would sit and read together.. I always have a book or magazine near me, or some times 2 or 3 :-)

I personally have been known to do this as well from time to time, and know there are some of us like this. Maybe it is more popular than I thought it was. Interesting question to ask. I know when I do this, a lot of the time, it is more than one kind I will read at a time as well.

I usually have about three books on the go. one beside my bed, one in the dining room and one in my car for when i wait on my son to come out the school gates.It is better just to have one book as it can be hard to keep up when you start.I love magazines too and i have a stack of those as well.

I very rarely start more than one book at a time but I have in the past had one book that I was reading at night in bed before sleeping which I kept under my pillow and another one that I would read whilst at my desk at work during my lunch break. Nowadays I only read one book at a time and usually finish it within a couple of days, I'm not very good at making a book last a long time - I will stay up till 4am sometimes trying to finish a book! x

I only read one book at a time although I have started one, misplaced it and then started another and then found the first and read them both at the same time. I also sometimes will read a book and my Reader's Digest, or other magazines at the same time, but mostly the magazines are read and the book is put down for a short time. For some reason, I am finding that I am not reading as many books as I used to. I used to carry a book with me wherever I went and my mother once made the comment years ago that I never learned to cook because I always had my nose in a book. I really can cook!!

Oh, I'm so relieved to know I'm not the only one! I have three "upstairs-by-my-bed" books going, two downstairs books, and one in my car in case I decide to have lunch out and need something to read. If I fall asleep reading and my book slides down behind the bed, I just reach for an alternate and wait till the next day to go fishing. Works for me! Cryllie

I do jump from one book to another but basically on the same time. Usually up to 3 books. What I meant is this : 1 book is in my office (I read them on breaks or when I got bored of works etc2) 1 book I put in my bedroom this is for reading before sleeping 1 book I put in my bathroom (is this unusual? anyways... I love reading so much, that when Im in the bathroom and doing nature calls, I could stay there and read novels as well ... )

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It depends on how many books i really want to put my hands on. sometimes it only 1 book at a time. sometimes its 2-3 books at a time for me. I am voracious reader and I like to read very much.

I don't normally only read one book at a time but I'm not really sure what my average would be. I would say 3 or 4 definitely wouldn't be unusual.

It all depends but I usually have a book with me. Always. When my supply of books runs out, I will just get more. I normally read one at a time since the books I borrow are typically absorbing enough for me to want to eat it all up right away. But there are times when the books turn out disappointing so either I return them without finishing them (a new, bad habit I am acquiring...), or I read them "simultaneously" with other books. So it would be maybe 2 or 3 books at a time.

Hi there! I only read one book at a time. I only have little time for reading so I make sure that I finish one first before I starte reading another book.

I usually read two at a time. I find that this breaks up any monotony and makes the whole exercise more interesting. I imagine that people can read 3 or 4 at a time but that would be too much in my case. One book readers always suffer if the book gets a bit boring. If you can leave it for a while, still read something interesting, then that little bordedom probably just goes.

I tend to focus on two books at a time. But when I'm about 3/4 of the way through a book I start up another.