THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB discussion

I'm a 2ATA........... one on the train and one before bed.

Penelope wrote: "I'm a 2ATA........... one on the train and one before bed."

sounds like a good plan!

Rick wrote: "sounds like a good plan!"

It's a medicinal prescription for my reading addiction!... I'm such a poet NOT! LOL!

Penelope wrote: "Rick wrote: "sounds like a good plan!"

It's a medicinal prescription for my reading addiction!... I'm such a poet NOT! LOL!"

HAHA!well seems like just what the doctor ordered!!

I normally read one book at time, but lately I have found some good books that I am reading about 3 different ones now. It all depends on my mood.

I wish I could read more than one book at a time. I just can't. I get sucked into books too quickly to be able to jump around. Although I am guilty of being in the middle of countless different series. I have a problem with finishing series that aren't focused around one particular character and/or charaters. Either I love the first book and the rest don't measure up or I get well into a series and the last couple books are disapointments.

I used to be a one book person but recently so much has looked good (and I've been going through books faster than normal) that I have been working 2-3 at a time.

It is confusing and sometimes exhausting!

Just finished two books I was reading at same time- Elmore Leonard's newest and a Historical Fiction set in 1500's Venice- loved both!

I'm normally a 1 fiction novel at a time reader. I may read a non-fiction book at the same time but those are all business related.

Since I began my book review web site, I've found that at times I read 2 fiction novels at the same time if I have a tight deadline (1 during the day & 1 at night before bed). I try not to do that but it does happen occasionally.

Reading a thriller now and 2/3 done with
very interesting book on 1600's England- and really shows that Politicians were the same back then as they are now!!

Rick wrote: "Reading a thriller now and 2/3 done with
very interesting book on 1600's England- and r..."

Ha!! I figured politicians were probably always the same; self-serving, out to benefit themselves, and pretty much unconcerned about serving their constituents,.

I feel odd having less than 3 or 4 books on the go at a time. Having said this, they are usually very different books, not only in genre but also in type and tone. I tend to write multiple books at one time as well. Although this may not be the norm among writers, I don't think it is rare, either.

I usually read many books at the same time, like I'm currently reading 3, because I just finished The Catcher in the Rye and now I'm off to finish Lord of the Flies and The Great Gilly Hopkins and then read Catherine, Called Birdy.

Me, myself and I read about 6 or 7 books at a time. I get bored easy so I'll finish the one that peeks my interest the most. Right now I'am reading Dying Gasp (Brazil), A Small Death in Lisbon (Portugal), and four Scandinavian books Three Seconds, The Stonecutter, Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End, and The Forest of Hours. I'm also re-reading Detective Inspector Huss because I read it years ago and I want to be able to discuss the book.

I prefer one book at a time, but i often read 2 or 3.

I tend to read one book at a time. However I read very quickly and can finish an average length book in a day or two at the most.

usually during school I read one book at a time because I get really busy but during breaks I usually read about three at a time because I finish books so quickly. I can usually finish a book in about 2-3 days but during school I finish in about a week

I tend to read more than one book at once, because it takes me forever to finish a book usually (writing, sadly, takes a lot of time). Strangely, the longer the book is, the faster I tend to finish it. I have no idea why...

I like to have a gentle book (e.g., one by Alexander McCall Smith) for bedtime reading, a mystery for fun, a non-fiction for education/infomation/thought-provoking, and one "different". I do have to be careful not to read a British police procedural while I'm watching something like Midsomer Murders on DVD, lest I confuse the book and TV program.
I do not like short stories (over way too soon) and am too old for fantasy/vampire/romance books. I did read and enjoy them when I was younger.

I also always carry a book with me whereever I go, because You Never Know (car breaks down, traffic jam, in bathroom longer than anticipated, husband goes to restroom in restaurant....)

Genine wrote: "I also always carry a book with me whereever I go, because You Never Know (car breaks down, traffic jam, in bathroom longer than anticipated, husband goes to restroom in restaurant....)"

It sounds like you have a great reading routine! I agree, it's good to always have a book. I end up regretting it when I don't have one on me, and I could be reading.

I like long and short. Variety is nice, and some of the best books I've read have been short. Now, if I could only write something short...

I used to read only one at a time until my best friend that I met at CFIDS support group told me she always reads 3 at once. Since she gave me the idea I am also reading more than one at once. Its actually not good for me but now I cannot stop.

I am reading about 5 at the moment. Sometimes I never get back to one that I started but just keep going as I keep checking them out.

Thanks Rick for inviting me. I had been a member here before but got "lost".

Definitely a one book at a time reader, I prefer to keep the narrative pathways clear so that my poor mind can follow them! Also personally I think that reading several books at once is a little disconnecting as you'll have to resuscitate yourself after diving sans re-breather into a book only to attempt a similar unwise but blissful manoeuvre with another body of words of uncertain depths.

Woolfie wrote: "Definitely a one book at a time reader, I prefer to keep the narrative pathways clear so that my poor mind can follow them! Also personally I think that reading several books at once is a little di..."

You are right as the other day I picked up one and wondered why the plot had changed so much! LOL! its a very bad idea for me as now I am more ADD than ever.

I usually tend to have an audio in the bedroom I listen to when I finally "retire" for the evening. I either carry that one with me or have another I listen to when I'm doing "stuff" during the day. Then I usually have a print book going. Now I also have a graphic laying here that I pick up when I'm not settling in to read, long term.

I have a couple or more on the go, and depending on my mood at the time I chose which one to read.
Currently I have 'The Help' on the go (a present), as well as a Ken Follet and two books of history - I am researching the sequel to Ice King.
I download free audio books so that I can catch up on the books I should have read years ago, during my morning walk :-o)
cheers
Geoff

Geoff (Scouse) wrote: "I have a couple or more on the go, and depending on my mood at the time I chose which one to read.
Currently I have 'The Help' on the go (a present), as well as a Ken Follet and two books of histor..."

facinated on the process of research our member writers undertake - so much more than simple writing goes into producing a book-

I really try to be, but right now I have three books going on at the same time.

I'm not only a one-boo-at-a-time reader, but also one at a time writer with very few exceptions. Then again some stories won't let you do anything else until you've discovered the end of the tale.

I like reading a bunch of books at once for the variety! Sometimes I'll find themes crossing over the books, which is interesting to say the least.

John wrote: "I'm not only a one-boo-at-a-time reader, but also one at a time writer with very few exceptions. Then again some stories won't let you do anything else until you've discovered the end of the tale."

Same for me. I tend to stick with one thing until I finish it, or discard it.

Usually I'm a one book at a time reader when it comes to fiction.

There is no way that I could read more than one book and participate in more than one reading/discussion group at a time here - life's too short.

Most often 1 book at a time. Sometimes 2 novels at a time. And if I'm reading non-fiction I always have a novel going at the same time.

I usually read one non-fiction book and one fiction book at the same time. I will only read a portion of the non-fiction book, but I can get very caught up in the fiction book and those are sometimes difficult to set aside.

I am definitely a one book at a time reader but I am able to read a book and listen to an audio book during the same time frame.

One always going in the car (audio CD) and one "book" book always going, too. Yeah, some interesting combinations. Makes it fun.

I used to read 3 or 4 books at a time coz as a gemini person i get bore very quick , & i too like any type of books so when i start to read about history i chose other book about romance & other manga book & so on .But i could't do that with Tolstoy's books 'Anna Karenina' or "War & peace " or any thing to Destoviski too, one time when i was reading 'Anna Karenina' ,i stopped reading n the middle of story & read J.Prufruc by T,S,Eliot , when i back to Anna Karenina again i found my self forget all the names & the events too^___^"hehehe" , i started again from the beging & it was the last time to mix long books with each other. >__<

Hi! I'm always reading more than book at a time, because they fit my moods differently. Sometimes I'm in the mood for something meaningful, sometimes I feel like reading something light and funny. Sometimes the book I'm reading is too big and I can't carry it around, so I'll pick another book that fits into my bag for those long rides home. I guess that this is also related to my addiction to multitask, but I know that it doesn't work well for many people.

No, I read about 10 at a time. I read paper books, my e reader, etc. The only problem is that I sometimes forget the plot and have to go back several pages to pick it up again. Lately, I've been reading a lot of post apocalypse books and decided to change to lighter stuff because those books are really dark and gloomy.

I prefer to read one book at a time. It is so hard for me to squeeze in time to read and I find that if I try reading multiple books at the same time it takes me longer. I just read one, finish it and then move on to the next.

I'm a very voracious and ecletic, though discriminating, reader (as anyone will readily discern from peeking at my profile). Thus, I tend to read from 7 to 9 books at more or less the same time.

Presently, I'm reading the following 3 books ---

1) Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers by Antonia Quirke




2) A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin





3) The Road Home by Max Arthur




Of that number, I should be finished with 2 of them in a matter of a few days, as I'm already halfway through both books.

I can only read one book at a time...but do read magazines in between.

I am on avg a four book at a time reader plus a few mags and an audio book. Unless it is a series that has my undivided attention.

I have to admit I'm very much "one at a time", but thats because when i start a book I really like I have to keep going til its read. Technology is changing things for me though: I've evolved into a 1 e-book, 1 physical book and 1 audio book at the same time, though never more than 1 of each yet.

Adriana wrote: "Hi! I'm always reading more than book at a time, because they fit my moods differently. Sometimes I'm in the mood for something meaningful, sometimes I feel like reading something light and funny...."

Yes, this is what I do! I have one I keep at work, and usually 2 to 3 on my bedside table. Harry Potter is my go-to "comfort" book that I'll pick up if I'm stressed or sad, and I usually have a classic going; right now it's The Moonstone and Frankenstein. Wish I could read just one at a time but I get bored easily so it's good for me to be able to switch, and I can manage it pretty well.

I agree. I keep several books going at the same time. It is as easy for me as watching different things on TV, which I do very little. Frankenstein, is also one of my all time favorites. I have even been to England to the house were Mary Shelley wrote the book. As an author, I find it fun to research the lives of the authors I love.

Tim wrote: "I have to admit I'm very much "one at a time", but thats because when i start a book I really like I have to keep going til its read. Technology is changing things for me though: I've evolved into ..."

Alright I just took stock of my bedside cupboard and realised I was talking nonsense. this is obviously what I want to think i do, but it looks like I've a couple of genre books on the go, not 1 but 2 audiobooks (one I can't stop listening to and an alternative to stop me rushing right through to the end before the end of the month) and then a couple of non-fiction books as well- a book on pagan celtic britain and one on medieval warfare. I'm also reading John Barbour's "the Brus" as research for my next novel. I dont' know what you would describe that as: Its 14th century epic poetry in Scots.

I currently have 12 novels open on my Kindle and I'm not reading any of them because I don't like them.

Now what do I do?

There is no hope for me.

I always try to finish a book once I start it. If for no other reason than out of respect for the author. I know it is a long way fom "once upon a time" to "the end." Just me I suppose, sort of like your mother always saying, "Clean your plate" it makes me feel better. ha ha