I recently did a poll on my twitter with this question and I wasn’t overly surprised with the result to be honest (see below)
I know a fair few people who like to juggle a few books at once, some who like to have two on the go (of different genres) and I also know a lot of people who like to only read one book at a time and will only pick up another once they’ve finished.
I’m not surprised that 51% of people (131 people) said they only read one at a time. This is where I used to firmly sit and most of the time, unless I have a buddy read or a blog tour on… I’ll usually stay here. Sometimes I’ll flirt with reading two of different genre’s (again unless I have a tour or a buddy read on).
18 people out of the 258 said they typically read four or more at a time. This to me actually seems quite lot.
I have periods of time where I read six for example, due to a stacking up of buddy reads, blog tours or that I simply have no self-control BUT I wouldn’t say this is typical.
I’d find it hard to sustain reading four or more books frequently. I find I have to start taking notes when I go about 3 books, especially if the genre’s are similar (or storylines could potentially blur, with names for example).
Drop me a comment and let me know your thoughts… I’m genuinely interested in other peoples reading habits.
emandherbooks 
I’m currently reading Pat Sharp’s “Re-Run the Fun” in hardback, Bridget Jones on my kindle (haven’t read it in twenty years), and Michael Morpurgo to my daughter at bedtime
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Amazing variety!! 😀
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I usually only have one at a time. If I’m reading something more challenging then I might have another book for relaxation. When I read Great Expectations recently, I read a bit every day but read other books as normal. I can’t imagine reading 4 books at a time. I generally want to get to the end of the book I’m reading to find out how it all ends.
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Completely understand that view point 😀
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I mainly have one book on the go, but sometimes I’ll end up with multiple books on the go depending on my mood and what I’m doing. I’ll only have a limit of three books though because any more than that and I’d just get confused and forget where I’m up to in each book
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Haha, that’s completely fair enough! I’m the same with getting muddled sometimes!
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I used to be a one book at a time kind of gal and then I discovered audiobooks and buddy reads. Now I’m known to have a minimum of three books on the go. I have to keep notes so I don’t get confused but it keeps my reading interesting 😊
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I like the variety too😀😀
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I always have several books on the go. Usually a fiction, a non-fiction, an ebook and a different genre fiction. I never know what mood I’ll be in. Once I start a fiction tho, I usually read til I finish it.
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I like variety in my genres too!
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I usually read multiple books at a time. I somehow don’t really get confused and find it easy that way since if I get bored with a book, I can just switch
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I love that luxury of choice too!
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