Enjoying Pi and drifting on a cloud

I saw it!  Finally I saw the Life of Pi.  It was the 3D version, which if I'm honest wasn't the version I intended to see.  However, in retrospect, it was definitely the superior version.  This story has been spellbindingly held in my thoughts for weeks now.  I ruminate on it often and the reason for this is because it is story based on the philosophical debate about science over religion, reason over imagination and fact over fiction.  It has haunted me for the last few weeks and now that I've seen the film, I think it will continue to haunt me for some time to come.  My hat is off to Mr Martel and Mr Lee, splendid work gentlemen!

When I haven't been ruminating over Life of Pi, I've been reading Simon Mayo's Itch.  Yes, DJ Simon Mayo.  I rather enjoyed this unlikely tale of a teenage 'element hunter' accidentally discovering element 126 and taking the decision to change the world or not.  There was enough of the believable to help with the continuity of the narrative and the characters were likeable and realistic.  Great to see some strong female characters and a health dose of science.  Much, much better that the average celebrity novel. I'm looking forward to reading his next book to be launched later this year.

So now I'm reading Phantom by Jo Nesbo and Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.  *rubs hands together gleefully*  An eclectic mixture of Nordic Crime and Sci/Fi Fantasy.

Shhh, I'm reading.

What I'd like to know, is who else reads more that 1 book at  a time? and why?

I've always put my bi-reading of books down to my mood swings.  That way I've always got something suitable to pick up depending on where my mood is.  It's the literature equivalent of me taking imipramine and lamotrigine. (you probably need to speak a little psychopharmacology to understand that comparison.)