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May 25, 2012 04:02PM
Simple discussion, just say where you usually read your books. I tend to read on the bus to and from school, unfortunately, with school out that probably means I'll fall behind on my reading.
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I think this has been discussed before, but I like the topic and I'm too lazy to look it up. ;)Audiobooks:
Mostly in the car or at the gym or out on walks. I'm envious of people with long commutes (ok, maybe not, mine is about 10 minutes) for their listening time. I also listen while on airplanes and the like. If the book is really good, I'll listen at home while on the couch or before bed, but I find it's too easy for me to get distracted when I'm at home.
Ebooks/DTEs:
About an hour before bed, I'll read. I'll read while a passenger in the car...really, anywhere I'm not listening, I'm probably reading. In particular, I'll read while at doctor's appointments so I can keep an ear out for them to call me back to the exam room. I won't lie, I've also snuck a few pages in here and there while at work while waiting for my computer to process stuff. ;) I also read physical (ebook/DTE) books when I'm with family, like if we're all in the family room and the TV is on and the nephew is going nuts.
I also like tub reading.
And though I no longer NEED to go to the bathroom to be alone, I developed the habit of reading while in "the library" as the oldest of 3 kids growing up and never let it go.
I love my bed. It's the place of greatest comfort. I like to read in bed, work on pictures or write on my iPad in bed, even eat in bed. When I was a kid, I love the idea of traveling in the bed from Bedknob And Broomstick.
Aloha wrote: "I love my bed. It's the place of greatest comfort. I like to read in bed, work on pictures or write on my iPad in bed, even eat in bed. When I was a kid, I love the idea of traveling in the bed from Bedknob And Broomstick. "Until I jacked up my back (fell in the parking lot of the grocery store!), I was a total bed reader.
I loved Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I wonder if it holds up.
Ooh, that stinks. I threw my back out a few times, and it's awful. I do Kundalini yoga regularly now, and that seemed to have helped a lot. It toned my body, too, and gave me peace time.It's better to read B&B as a kid, since the mind is different then, more impressionable and imaginative.
An easier question would be where do I not read. Thanks to my Kindle I carry my books everywhere I go. My fiancée doesn't mind because she does the same.
I read every where I go because I always carry a book around.
I'm fortunate to have the type of job where I can frequently listen to audio books while working so I do a lot there.Actual physical reading, well to be honest I do the majority of it in the bathroom.
Am I the only one that reads at the bookstore?
Tamahome wrote: "Am I the only one that reads at the bookstore?"The last time I walked into a local bookstore I saw the prices and walked back out straight away.
When I was younger, I used to go to Borders to read while my mom and brother shopped at the sporting goods store across the street. Good times. I was sad when they went out of business.I nearly always have a book on hand, and I read a lot in between classes and waiting for the bus. But I guess my prime reading spot is in my bed, where it's comfy and quiet.
I listen to my audiobooks in the car. I have a 45 min drive to work but I'll listen for any drive over like 5 minutes. I'm moving next month and when looking at places, I was actually conscious of not moving too close so I could still make good progress in my audiobooks. dumb.For ebooks and DTEs generally in bed or in the living room. Occasionally I'll head to the library by my work if I have a weird block of time that makes it not worth going home before I have to be else where.
I really want a nice place to read outside. My new complex has a nice pool area and a separate courtyard area so that might be nice.
I generally read on my commute to uni; takes about half an hour which is a decent enough amount of time for a chapter or two, depending. At home, I prefer to read outside. That's why I greatly enjoy spring and summer when it's warm enough and it doesn't rain. My favourite reading position is underneath the tree in my garden - I have an iron wrought bench with a fluffy white cushion and I absolutely love sitting there.
I read everywhere and anywhere I have time. It's essential for me before sleep but can also be fatal for my sleep if I'm close to the end of a good book.Reading in a bookstore seems strange to me. It's certainly not encouraged in Australia. I imagine it must be nice like reading in a Library.
Molly wrote: "When I was younger, I used to go to Borders to read while my mom and brother shopped at the sporting goods store across the street. Good times. I was sad when they went out of business..."RIP Oreo Javakulas.
Judging by the amount of people who'll admit to reading in the bathroom, wouldn't you think someone would have invented a deluxe reading toilet seat by now -- complete with cushioning and arms? I don't know whether it's just me, but any more than five minutes or so and I get a dead leg.
Oh, I love the comment about putting the toilet in a glass wall overlooking the LA skyline. People with telescopes beware! LOL!
I read anywhere I can. When purse/bag shopping, I make sure it can at least fit paperback in it.
Aloha wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=...http://on.aol.com/video/a-musical-toi..."
A bargain at only $US6400
While I read everywhere, my favourite place to read is in bed. If I'm nearing the end of a book I'm really enjoying anywhere else, I'll sometimes stop till I can read in bed so I can enjoy the ending uninterrupted in comfort, then lay back and day-dream once I've come to the ending. :D
Tamahome wrote: "Am I the only one that reads at the bookstore?"I used to LOVE sitting in the bookstore and reading. I used to spend half a day or more doing that, before my kids were born. That cut down on it quite a bit. Still, I'd spend a couple of hours there each week while my wife went shopping (I hate shopping and make her experience miserable, so she would gladly drop me off). But now, with the demise of Borders, one of the highlights of my week is gone. Alas.
Still, I read throughout the day, home and office. I change places all the time to keep myself alert.
FertileSpade wrote: "Anywhere and everywhere but i have in idealized vision of sitting beside a cool stream under a shade tree."I do enjoy a good book sitting under the trees, I get to do that in my yard, sadly I don't have stream next to me.
When I was in college, there was a small airport not too far away from the campus (I bet you can guess where I went given my username!). I used to ride my bike out to the edge of the airport and sit under a tree, watching the planes come in as I did homework or read. 9/11 changed that, as the airport was virtually shut down. It was a bummer, grad school ended up doing most of my studying in our lab.
Much of Hyperion was read sitting under a tree in my back yard with my dog beside me. I live on 3/4 acres in a quiet town. It's perfect.I also often read on my couch, in bed and during lunch break from work.
Elizabeth wrote: "Plus, it's really hard to hold big hardbacks when you're lying down."I always thought one of the good things about reading in bed was that you can rest big heavy hardbacks on your pillow and don't have to worry about the arm ache of trying to hold them.
Elizabeth wrote: "But the one place I never, ever read is the toilet. Never understood that one. "
I totally agree!
Anywhere that's quiet and comfortable, normally my bed or the sofa
I only read sitting up if I'm on the bus.
Otherwise it's always stretched out on my stomach (couch or bed) with a pillow under my chin to prop up my head and book in front.
I have found that this is the best way to save crumpled pages when I read so late into the night -- early in the morning? -- that I doze off.
Otherwise it's always stretched out on my stomach (couch or bed) with a pillow under my chin to prop up my head and book in front.
I have found that this is the best way to save crumpled pages when I read so late into the night -- early in the morning? -- that I doze off.
I always have my book in my purse but I mainly read in our living room recliner.
I generally read downstairs and my husband wears headphones to watch TV, but I've been working on creating a library for myself upstairs. So far I have books but no comfy chairs... Soon......
I read anywhere and everywhere. But, I really love reading in bed listening to BBC Radio 3
Audio Books: In the car during my 45 min commute.eBooks: I sync my tablet and phone so anywhere I can squeeze in 5 minutes or more, lunch break, waiting in line anywhere, while cooking and even bathroom breaks :)
Dead tree books: Usually only at home, on the sofa, chair or bed.
I normally have one of each on the go at the same time.
My bed, my chair in the living room, the toilet, laying on my stomach with a pillow on the floor. and if the book cover isn't embarassing or its an ebook I'll read on a bench by the river. its a 2 minute walk from my apartment
I have a special chair. It's one of those portable fold-in chairs, but it's padded and cushy. It's crammed into the corner beside my bed so I can corner turn and have a foot-rest, and a pillow from the higher top corner of the chair. It's beside a window, in the back of the house, where the noise level is minimum.
I never read in the bath. Some years ago, I lent a book to my then girlfriend and it came back as pulp. She just laughed it off, not even offering to replace it. I was furious. I don't read in bed either. Bed is for sleeping. Or... well, not reading, anyhow.Mostly I read on the sofa, or on the throne. Audiobooks in the car or while walking. I work at home pretty much to my own schedule, and I have a rule that I must walk into town and back every day just so I (a) see real daylight and (b) don't turn into a slob. That's a 20 minute brisk walk each way (audiobook), with an alluring coffee shop at in the middle (ebook). I treat it as my "lunch hour"!
I pretty much read anywhere i get the chance. Often times that winds up being while I'm at work in the cab of my truck. I luckily have a job with a lot of downtime. I really should try out audio books because, and I know it's horrible, I have been known to read a DTE while driving down the road.
I mostly read at home, in my comfy chair, often with my wife's cat "Miss Kitty Fantastico" sleeping on my lap (and often dosing off myself, instead of reading). Sometimes I'll read in our living room if the TV isn't on. I'll sometimes read in the car whilst waiting for my kids to get out of school if NPR doesn't have an interesting topic on at the moment. Also, I'll read in the waiting rooms at doctor's appointments and such.
My comfy chair is the main place I read though.
I prefer dead-tree books (they're more comfortable to doze off under), but I'm quite fond of my NookColor and the Kindle app on my cell phone.
Anywhere, Anytime, and Anyplace that affords an opportunity to get a few pages done!
Mel wrote: "Reading in a bookstore seems strange to me. It's certainly not encouraged in Australia. I imagine it must be nice like reading in a Library. ..."The way a lot of the big bookstore chains in the US are set up, it is more like reading in a coffee shop, with comfortable chairs and tables.
But, at my local Barnes&Noble you see many people come in just to study.
I agree with those who say they always buy their bags to fit a book, have done for as long as I can remember. Whenever mum took me shopping (Even for my own clothes or toys) I would take a book with me and read while going around the shops. My usual reading spots vary, but when I was working and before I bothered making friends at Tafe I would sit and read during my lunch break, often returning to work ten minutes late because half an hour was never enough.
Also, I second Mel on that it's not encouraged in Australia. The only place I've been comfortable enough to read was at Borders, and that was like Stan said where they actually have a coffee shop in it and there were armchairs scattered through the shop. I used to enjoy reading at the local one when it first came out, until it got too busy, the staff became hopeless and finally it was closed.
My favourite place to read is actually curled up on my computer chair. I don't know why, it isn't comfortable, the lighting in my room sucks, it squeaks with every movement, yet I always really enjoy reading more when curled up on it. Maybe because I'm not distracted or left to drift like what happens when I'm comfortable.
I used to read in bed a lot, and if I have a book that's really got me hooked, it's where I will end up. But I've never been able to find a way to lay comfortably with a book, on my stomach hurts my neck and shoulders, on my back is just awful, and sides always results in numb hands/shoulders.
My plan when I get my own place to live is to have a nook somewhere under a window that gets only just enough sunlight to be bright, but not too much to get hot, and install a great big cushy pillow and backing. For now, I'll stick to my computer chair and walking around shops. ;)
Audiobooks- I listen mostly in my car (I have a 45 minute commute). I also clean in my apartment for about an hour or two on Sunday, and an audiobook makes the experience more bearable.Traditional books- I don't read too much in my bed anymore, save for about a half hour before sleep. I do most of my reading from the couch. I also bring a book with me when I go to the laundry mat. I find it keeps the crazies at bay.
For future reading spaces, a roommate recently moved out and I would really like to turn her small bedroom into a library/geek room. We still have a few items of furniture to get rid of, but once they're gone I'll be able retrieve all of my books and shelves from my parents house and set up a really nice library. I look forward to have a comfy chair that I can read in, surrounded by my books (and my fiancé's action figures).
Audio books are great for long drives and house cleaning, walks and workouts, however the best place I've cane across (in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is The House coffee house in Kensington. It's a not for profit with tasty tasty coffee and amazing espresso. I can read there for hours
Ruth wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "But the one place I never, ever read is the toilet. Never understood that one. "I totally agree! "
Its the one place in the house where you can shut and lock the door and no one will bother you! Well, unless you have small kids, but if you have small kids, privacy is pretty much futile. :)
I read wherever but not in bed anymore cause instead of sleeping I'd all to often reads for hours and be knackered the following morning. My favourite place to read is on the coach at my parents home cause (1) it's comfortable and (2) it's wide enough for me to read sitting cross leggedI started reading outside at the place I am currently living in when the weather is good and there is a a lot to be said sitting out in the lawn with your feet in the grass, a book in the hand and a bottle of bulmers on the table
I usually read on the bus. If the weather turns out nice I might sit in the garden, or occasionally for half an hour in bed before sleep, but mostly on the bus.
In bed mostly, or on the commute(bus or train). Rather obsessivly on an airplane(fear of flying)... When I have the time anywhere!
