Are You Reading More Than One Book At A Time?

Are you reading more than one book at a time? This is the question a friend asked me on Facebook just recently, and I thought it’s quite a good topic for a blog post.

I have a feeling that real bookworms who have a true passion for reading will read more than one book at a time. Now I don’t mean literally reading more books at the same time, but having started several books and reading a bit of each depending on the mood. It’s like we try to read as many books as possible in as short time as possible, even if we have to juggle between several around the house.

Whenever a new book comes out, we want to read it. We buy it, we trade for it, we request it for a review – or we’re offered for a review, we get an ARC – no matter what, we want it and we start reading it ASAP. And then the next book comes along, and then we find an oldie that we want to read and we start that one too…does it sound familiar? 🙂

I think I’ve been like this all my life. I was always keeping 2-3 books around the house open (or with a bookmark) at various chapters, and this habit never left me after all these years.

For example right now I’m reading 3 books: two fiction novels and one non-fiction. One of the books I’ve been reading these days is Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb, an older book in the Eve Dallas mystery series. I’ve read almost all of the J.D. Robb books, but there are some that I still need to catch up on. This is the actual paperback edition which I’m mostly reading in the bathtub (one of my favorite places to read) and sometimes at night in bed.

Then I’m also reading, on my iPad this time, the second book in the Dickens Junction Mystery series called The Edwin Drood Murders by Christopher Lord. I’ve just read and reviewed yesterday The Christmas Carol Murders, the first book in the series, and last night I picked up the second one, while it’s all fresh in my mind. It is an adorable cozy mystery series involving a gay bookshop owner who is trying to save his community Dickens Junction from bad things happening there, like murder.

And finally I’m reading a non-fiction book also on my iPad, called Orthomolecular Medicine for Everyone by Dr. Abraham Hoffer, MD, a book that introduces the notion of using vitamins, minerals and nutrients for healing, rather than always relying on the mainstream medical treatments that rely purely on pills after pills, antibiotics, and whatnot. I am interested in natural healing, natural remedies and healthy nutrition and I might be a weird one out there with this hobby, but I really enjoy reading books on the topic.

So right now I’m reading two mysteries (a cozy and a futuristic mystery) and a non-fiction book.

Are you reading more than one book at a time and what are you reading right now, whether it’s one or more?

Btw the cat on the shelf is not mine, but I loved this photo so much that I just had to include it (with permission from author)

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