Discussion: Reading multiple books at a time?

Today I'm going to talk about the age old question 'do you read more than one book at a time?' I've always been a person who read one book, finished it and then started another. I'm just generally like this in life as well, I'm very much do one thing and then go onto another. I'm not very good at multitasking. So for me, reading more than one book at once had never really been a thought until recently.

I've always seen people who read multiple books at once and I never really understood it. I thought isn't it confusing to be reading different storylines at the same time like that. However, my tune has changed. I've started reading multiple books at once I'm really enjoying it. Here's a few reasons why:

1. It helps me get through boring parts in books

You know when you're reading a book and you're just bored for a few chapters, you still want to finish the book but you JUST NEED A BREAK. This is the perfect time to read another book. A lot of the time I want to stop reading that particular book for a while, but not stop reading all together. I've found that picking up another book actually help's me get through a boring section. This also really helps with slumps. I don't get into slumps nearly as much!

2. I'm a mood reader

Often I pick up a book I'm dying to read, I'll be loving it and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it, but I'll find myself drifting from it. When I used read one book at a time I'd find myself enjoying books less because by the time I'd got about halfway through I'd be in a different mood and therefore want to read something else. This used to mean I wouldn't enjoy books as much as I could of because I was kind of forcing myself to read them so I could get onto something else. Now that I read multiple books at once though, it isn't a problem. I can switch between books depending on my mood and it's just an all round better experience for me. 

3. Books disappear from my TBR list a lot quicker

So I know this one might not make any sense because I'm not actually reading the books any quicker than I would if I read them one at a time. In my head though, I am smashing through my TBR. It gives me this weird sense of accomplishment to see my TBR list go down and down (even if I continue to add books to it so it doesn't really go down at all...)

So basically I now love reading multiple books at once. I don't find it confusing like I thought I would and I'm really enjoying reading a lot more! 

So my question is, how do you prefer to read? Do you read multiple books or stick to one at a time? Let me know!
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