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Daniel Puzzo's avatar

Yep, I'm with you - usually 4 or 5 on the go, but mainly non-fiction. I can't usually have more than 1 fiction at a time, but overall anyway, 80% of what I read is non-fiction.

This might interest you, it's somewhat related:

https://open.substack.com/pub/danielpuzzo/p/ready-to-read-and-listen-differently-f45?r=1qdu9h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

I’ll check it out!

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Cheryl Holsonbake's avatar

Yes! I always have two or three on the go. And I just let myself go down rabbit holes without a twinge of guilt.

If the post-apoc book I just finished makes me want more, I dive into the next in a series or another author’s book in the same subgenre. This was my September. One right after another. Does that mean I leave one or two others behind for a bit on the nightstand or Kindle? Yes. They’ll be there when I finish surviving an EMP and all the chaos human’s can bring on each other!

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Donna Fisher's avatar

I’ve usually got a couple on the go. I’m a bit of a mood reader so I swap around depending on how I’m feeling 😊

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Barun Ray's avatar

Hi Arbaaz,

I completely agree with you and I read more than 2/3 books at a time. And write regularly on books the moves me. You may check my archive and read some and let me know how you feel about what I wrote.

Thanks, and stay connected.

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Alicia's avatar

I used to read one book at a time and have moved to multiple at once as well! Loved reading your post—I've got one on something similar in my drafts too and it's great to know other people have had a similar experience. :)

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

PUBLISH THE DRAFT! Would love to read your thoughts as well!

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Alicia's avatar

Hahaha I’m itching to and would love to! I’m attempting to have a somewhat consistent schedule, or I would release all the book reviews I have lined up. :)

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Saaaaame! I also can’t stop writing for some reason 😂

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Alicia's avatar

That’s a great problem to have! :p

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

True!

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Hannah Elizabeth's avatar

Currently have three on the go!!

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Nice! Which ones?

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Hannah Elizabeth's avatar

Frankenstein

Killers countdown by Wendy H Jones

And a book that isn’t even being published until May next year! Six Wild Crowns

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Awesome! I’m noticing a lot more people are reading frankenstein this october. I just might reread that one. I can then do a analysis of it as well.

Also, how did you get a copy of the one that isn’t released? Is it an arc? And if so how did you acquire it?

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Hannah Elizabeth's avatar

Perks of my job working for Waterstones! :)

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Is that a publication?

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Hannah Elizabeth's avatar

No, I work at the Book Hub

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

I am afraid I don’t know what that is 😅

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Macaronic's avatar

Great post! I always juggle multiple books at the same time. According to my StoryGraph I'm currently reading 11 books simultaneously ;) I switch between them depending on my mood and I try not to pressure myself into sticking to one. It's nice to have a choice every day :)

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Whoah! 11?!? That is too much even for me! I salute you on your dedication 🫡thanks for reading my article by the way. May i ask how how you found it? I am still a bit confused about the algorithm of substack 😂

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Macaronic's avatar

It showed up in my feed - I think it was restacked by Sanford :)

Yeah, 11 is a lot, but some of them are study- and work-related, so they don't count ;)

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Still, i would find it hard to focus on fun reading if i had to juggle that many books at once. You are a soldier 🫡😂

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Mariella Hunt's avatar

I’m always reading at least 3 books at a time haha. It’s a habit I’ve tried but failed to kick!

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Okay first of all, you are FAST! You read the whole thing that quickly? Thanks a lot for the support!

Also, its a habit i’ve actually tried to form over time. It was a very intentional decision by me. But its great that you got it naturally! I wouldn’t try to kick it honestly. As i’ve said in the article itself, just read whatever whenever. I know it can be anxious to have so many books currently running but i think we need to rethink our way of tracking books and how we read.

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Avril Eley's avatar

The problem comes in when (like me) you borrow 3 books from the library, start them all simultaneously, renew them 2 or 3 times, then take them back unfinished because you feel a little weird renewing a fourth time. Then you take out 3 different ones. Same story. Then you reborrow the first ones you didn't get to finish. Like a projessional juggler, I probably have a few in the air at any one time. It's this Substack thing. It takes all your reading time if you let it.

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