I enjoyed Life of Pi.

It's a lovely book. Glad you enjoyed it.

Somewhere on the old board, someone said of No Country for Old Men, that without Tommy Lee Jones' character, it's just another paper chase movie. I think the same with Pi. Without the third part of the novel, it's just another survival story, albeit a compelling one. I don't want to say anymore in case others haven't read it.

Skipping "The Brothers Karamozav" for now and picking up these two.

And do most of you read multiple books at one time? I usually switch off between two of them. One person I know switches off between five of them.

Ive found keeping multiple going is more efficient (instead of being stuck in a rut with one and trudging slowly along, i can just switch depending on mood), but i'll occasionally stick to one if i'm in the right mindset or it's short enough.

Currently, i'm reading 4, but at varying focus levels. One is primary, another secondary but still somewhat active, the third i'm taking my time with and i think i like it best that way, and the fourth is 800 pages and falling apart, so im just reluctant to pick it up

I got the first two for christmas while the latter two i bought around thanksgiving. I think the latter two might be more valuable to me in the end.

I always end up reading a few at a time, but usually just so I don't get bored-- I've got a book at work, a book at home, a book in the car, etc. I focused on "Dune" a few months ago and blew through that in a few sittings.

I used to read multiple books simultaneously, but a couple of years ago I decided to stick to one book at a time. If I don't like that book after a reasonable amount of time, I just...quit.

I find that by giving one book my full attention the good books get better and the bad books don't suck the life out of me.

Tell me which to get: