How many books do you read at once?

[scottcsmith]

I'm curious if other DUers are book hounds like I am...on average I read four books at a time.

[monarch]

1. Usually one fiction and one nonfiction

n/t

[Catfish]

10. Same here n/t

[notadmblnd]

2. I usually read 3 at a time

If I try to read 4, one of them usually gets neglected.

[grannylib]

3. One in each bathroom, one in the LR, one in the kitchen, and one in

the car for when I am waiting for my daughter at school, or have time between appointments, etc.

[Maple]

6. If you need reading material

in the bathroom...see a doctor.

[dreissig]

4. I Read Phillip Roth in One Sitting

Yep. Phillip Roth is so readable I'll stay up until I finish the book.

[Bossy Monkey]

5. Now just one; used to be six n/t

[On the Road]

7. I Put Four But it Varies

A lot of books I never finish. I stopped feeling bad when I got bored or never started a book I bought. I just move on to something else. My reading volume has gone down a lot in the last few years.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

8. You forgot the option "zero".

Unless textbooks count as "books". If they do, then I'm currently reading five.

[solinvictus]

9. Books

Several in the cabinet in the bathroom, one or two in the car, and a few at the office. Yep, my wife and I have an Amazon habit.

[DFLforever]

11. Three -

One in the living room, one in my bedroom and one in my purse for whenever I ride a bus or have to wait in line.

[SOteric]

12. Just one.

I've had a lot of students claim to be able to read and comprehend multiple books at a time. But when they've taken the reading comprehension exam while reading 2, 4 or 6 at a time their scores fore reading comprehension plummet.

It's kind of like watching people who swear they can drive while drunk. Seeing is believing.

[Guaranteed]

13. I can't remember the last time I actually finished a book.

So, I'm probably reading, at least, 20 right now.

[Shanty Oilish]

14. At least 4 a day

Most every day of my life. Eight in a day would not be unusual, though I don't have to read them cover-to-cover anymore. Just sniff out the pages with stuff I don't know. Often I'll read something I've read before, if it's the sort of book that engenders creative thought. Mostly I am still just learning things. I buy books by the truckload (literally) and sort them out for potential, then go through them voraciously.
I have to admit it's gotten harder to find unfamiliar stuff, and I seldom risk wasting time on fiction. Also there's the internet I haven't finished yet.