At the first meeting of my new book club, someone brought up the subject of reading multiple books at once. I do this all the time, and if the women in my book club are a representative sample, this is pretty rare. The ones who have tried it say they frequently confuse the story lines of different books or forget what was happening.
I can’t explain why this doesn’t happen to me – i’ll often be reading several books at once. Often there will be one or two non-fiction books mixed in, and i think story lines are less of a problem there. But i have no problem compartmentalizing the different books.
Lance also reads several books at once. For example, on our San Francisco trip this week, we have brought a total of nine books and two magazines. For 6 days. we have a carry-on bag that is just for the books. For your amusement, here are the titles:
title, author – who packed it, fiction or non-fiction, subject
Irish Born, Nora Roberts – audrey, F, don’t know yet
Professional No-Limit Hold ‘Em, Matt Flynn et. al. – lance, NF, poker
Defend These Hands WIth Me, Julian Pottage – audrey, NF, bridge
Play Bridge With Reese, Terrence Reese – audrey, NF, bridge
Creating Money, Sanaya Roman – lance, NF, economics
Common Sense Economics, James Gwartney et. al. – lance, NF, economics
Inferences at Bridge, Marshall Miles – lance, NF, bridge
Play These Hands With Me, Terrence Reese- lance, NF, bridge
The Bridge World, November – audrey, NF, bridge
The Bridge World, December – lance, NF, bridge
Sudoku 2, Michael Mepham – audrey, NF, puzzles
Lance almost never reads fiction. I prefer fiction, and it’s pretty odd that i only have one fiction book with me. But then again, it’s really three books in one, it’s huge, and i haven’t started it yet, so it ought to keep me occupied.
I love books!
Tags: books, san francisco, vacation
