I do not think I could handle several books at once. That being said, I tend to finish a book in 2 or 3 days anyway so I can shift from one to the next pretty quickly. I have a tough time remembering details from one story to the next, I do not think I could keep it straight over several!

Do you read from several different genres to help keep everything straight?

Buying fiction never made sense to me before as it can get so expensive. I have a home library of theology and philosophy that were useful for my studies and job but fiction seemed one use. But now that these used books are available all the time, it will take work to be selective.