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At the moment, I'm cheating on one book with another. Is that wrong?
Reading Fern Britton's 'Hidden Treasures' and occasionally dipping into Sylvia Day's 'Reflected in You' - I get that lovely, huggy, safe, warm feeling from the first and that naughty slammed-against-the-wall feeling from the other.
Am I the only person that does this? Do you ever read two things at the same time - and if so, why?
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Interesting - one's paper, one's electronic - I wonder if that makes it easier to disassociate stories?
Constantly. I think it's a throwback to the days of academia when we had to read a clutch of novels and text books at the same time. I have more non-fiction on the go than fiction at present, mainly about ancient history, and all are paper books. I do have kindle stuff to read, but haven't really got around to reading many. I do admit to liking the feel of a real and texture of a real book.
The supply of good books here is pathetic and I haven't got a Kindle.
Apart from the current novel and a crossword book I am as pure as the driven snow.
:)
Speed reading has been quite useful at times, especially when the Harry Potter books came out. I didn't get into them until after I had seen the film so I had to go bcak and read the first 3 and from that point on I pre-ordered them. Both my daughters were huge fans by then too so I would set aside the day when I knew it would arrive (I admit to even booking a day off work one time), arrange for us to have take-away delivered and hide away with the book. I started reading the book at 8am when it arrived in the post, read while I made any drinks or I ate and only put it down to use the bathroom. I finished at 3am which meant that the girls could then read it without telling me what had happened.
This all probably makes me sound really sad. lol. I hasten to say I do read other books too and can become obsessed and bad tempered if I am disturbed.
So while I am not unfaithful to books I think I could have some issues with them. :0
During the day I may dip into non-fiction stuff for any research I may be doing, and I have been dipping into some of the short story anthologies on my Kindle, but I only read one novel at a time - always have, always will.
It's a real text orgy. Shocking.
My little brain would get confuddled if I had too many characters and plots wavering around in it.
How dignified of you, Miss Nell..
Centurion
E-readers make it easier to go from one book to another.
I have a WM on the coffee table but only read one article at a time - there's so much to take in,
and two crossword book by the bed and the OWC Anthology which I dip into when I wake in the small hours.
Right now it's a book on altarpieces, Neverwhere by Neil Gaimen, Book 3 of AA315 OU course and How to Write Art History
So three are closely related whilst one is to relax
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I'm a one-at-a-time reader, but very slow, cos there's so much more in life than reading. I rarely finish a trilogy, except Lord of the Rings and The Hunger Games.
I used to feel obliged to finish every book, however dull. I think it was a result of having been encouraged to finish all the food on my plate as a child. Now I do neither.
Symbolism in Christian Art is a good one for general symbolism of that period
Bruegel, The Complete Paintings Taschen, is a good basic book to help explain his works
Bruegel (World of Art) is more in-depth though
and a good overall work that explains the history of art (though from a decidedly western perspective is:
The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich
book to start with.
Many Thanks.