Do you read books one at a time?

Ringgold, Virginia
September 13, 2016 8:38am CST
I'm always curious about people's reading habits. I know some people like to read books one at a time, meaning they'll finish one book before starting another. While other people tend to read multiple books at once. With me, I read multiple books at once. I like to read one paperback and one ebook. It can get confusing if you're reading multiple books, but that's the way I read. What about you? Do you read multiple books at once or just one at a time?
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@marguicha (215897)
• Chile
13 Sep 16
I have several books at my night table.
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@marguicha (215897)
• Chile
13 Sep 16
@Marty1 It´s my way too.
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• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Sep 16
@marguicha What kind of books do you like to read?
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
14 Sep 16
@marguicha, I have 7 books on my night table right now, but still read one book at a time.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
13 Sep 16
I prefer to read one book at a time.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
13 Sep 16
@Marty1 The book is about FDR's secret prisoner exchange program and the only family internment camp in the U.S.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
14 Sep 16
@Marty1 FDR's secret prisoner exchange: I wasn't aware of it before either.
• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Sep 16
@Marlina How is the book and how far along are you in reading it?
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
13 Sep 16
I read one at a time else I will get confused.
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
14 Sep 16
@dramagirl26 Yeah seriously.
• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Sep 16
@shubhu3 It can get confusing at times reading multiple books, especially if it's the same genre.
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@Ronrybs (17865)
• London, England
13 Sep 16
I am terrible and read several books at a time. I usually have a couple on the go on my ebook and at least one real book. Years ago, I would also have been studying textbooks. I am really lucky I have a fair memory! I like to swap between history, Sci Fi and detective books depending on my mood
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@Ronrybs (17865)
• London, England
14 Sep 16
@dramagirl26 Very handy for when I am travelling, I like having a good selection to read
• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Sep 16
@Ronrybs I'm the same way. I usually read one paperback and a few ebooks on my kindle.
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@Meramar (2695)
14 Sep 16
Usually, I read one at time. When I start a new one, I won't leave it until coming to the end of the history.
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@Meramar (2695)
14 Sep 16
@dramagirl26 In my case, I believe that if I read one after another, I read faster than if I read them at the same time.
• Ringgold, Virginia
14 Sep 16
@Meramar I used to read them one at a time, but I have so much to read that I decided to read multiple books at once.
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@minders1 (83)
• Lagos, Nigeria
13 Sep 16
It depends on the number of pages and the kind of book. For novels that are much. i read one at a time. For academic books though i can read more than one.
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• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Sep 16
@minders1 You make a good point. I sometimes base how many books I read on the book's length.
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@skysnap (20154)
13 Sep 16
I read one book at a time and sometimes multiple depends on the mood.
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• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Sep 16
@skysnap Some days I only get to read one book, while others I can read multiples. Like you said it depends on the mood.
@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
14 Sep 16
Oh hell no. One book at a time is enough for me lol
• United States
14 Sep 16
One at a time. For some reason I can watch multiple shows at a time, but I can't read more than one book at a time.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Oct 16
I have always been a one book at a time person.