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Update: When one isn't enough

Nov 11th, 2009
by gav.

There is something funny about me and reading, I’m hoping it’s not just me but I do know people that don’t do it so perhaps I am odd, and the funny thing is that there are just some books that I can’t read all the time.

Under the Dome is a bit like that. I’m reading it in chunks, which makes reading slower but much more satisfying. I’d also like to say that it’s 336,114 words long! That’s much more than I normally read.

I’ve also been reading The Undrowned Child, and that’s also slow going, but that’s just because I need to switch on my inner child and he’s sulking. UPDATE: I’m shelving this one. It’s just not working for me.

And my lunch time reading is Arctic Chill, which took a couple of goes to get into.

So that’s a snaps shot my current reading.

It is just me that reads more than one book at time?


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  • nextread
    Fab - so it seems that lots of people have different books for different places - well done on reading on a computer - I love my Sony Reader but can't seem to read off my laptop - it would be odd I think to do that...might change in the future though...
  • nextread
    Brilliant!


    I have a work book, which is usually that's easier to read in small bursts, rather than something that needs lots of deep concentration. Not tried having a bed book and a living room book yet.



    I don't have a bath or a bathroom books - those are just weird places to read!
  • nextread
    I always wondered that. It's strange that we can watch all these different TV programmes and films and not get confused from one week to the next but can't cope with it with books.


    I think that splitting them up makes them a bit more episodic but I probably should be a little bit more disciplined and finish a few before I start any more :D
  • I am currently reading Flyte by Angie Sage on my computer (for late-night reading), Slaughterhouse 5 on the bus (for book club reading) and Howl's Moving Castle (for work break reading)... It seems to work for me *laughs*
  • I am currently reading Flyte by Angie Sage on my computer (for late-night reading), Slaughterhouse 5 on the bus (for book club reading) and Howl's Moving Castle (for work break reading)... It seems to work for me *laughs*
  • nextread
    Fab - so it seems that lots of people have different books for different places - well done on reading on a computer - I love my Sony Reader but can't seem to read off my laptop - it would be odd I think to do that...might change in the future though...
  • lizsara
    Lord no, it's not just you. i am usually reading something downstairs, a bedtime book and something to read at the office (although i am in between office books at the moment)
  • I used to read 3 or 4 at one time, but since I've been reviewing books for publishers I have limited myself to one so I know I finish it quicker and can get the review up. I know a lot of people that say reading more than one book at a time is confusing, but I've never understood this as each book has a different story, different characters and different style of writing. It's no different to watching different shows on tv for me. So, in answer to your question, no you're not odd and yes there are people who read more than one book at a time :)
  • lizsara
    Lord no, it's not just you. i am usually reading something downstairs, a bedtime book and something to read at the office (although i am in between office books at the moment)
  • nextread
    Brilliant!

    I have a work book, which is usually that's easier to read in small bursts, rather than something that needs lots of deep concentration. Not tried having a bed book and a living room book yet.

    I don't have a bath or a bathroom books - those are just weird places to read!
  • I used to read 3 or 4 at one time, but since I've been reviewing books for publishers I have limited myself to one so I know I finish it quicker and can get the review up. I know a lot of people that say reading more than one book at a time is confusing, but I've never understood this as each book has a different story, different characters and different style of writing. It's no different to watching different shows on tv for me. So, in answer to your question, no you're not odd and yes there are people who read more than one book at a time :)
  • nextread
    I always wondered that. It's strange that we can watch all these different TV programmes and films and not get confused from one week to the next but can't cope with it with books.

    I think that splitting them up makes them a bit more episodic but I probably should be a little bit more disciplined and finish a few before I start any more :D
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