Where is your Favourite Place to Read

My favourite place once was a quiet bar. You could spin stories of chatter you heard into stories you read. You could also find yourself having conversations you never imagined, created from listening to a thousand interpretations of a book. The quiet bar can be an unknown and unbeknownst book club. My favourite story, though I have two of those stories from those nights, is one night I remember looking at this man on this Sunday evening, at the Wooly, and the man struck me, Leon? I didn't dare interrupt the guy I had not seen since I was 10 when he was my older's brother friend, Leon. I knew it was Leon who had moved to Bangkok in his twenties, then got married, had children and stayed. Turns out that night I knew before my brother, Leon, had come back to Canada.

So there I was looking at Leon. He was with someone. I would not dare interrupt them from what felt a fool's chance. I was happy and content thinking this is him. I knew from his stature and face - he's small. A five foot tall man is striking, after all.

When his friend left. Leon came to my table and you must imagine I was waiting for 'David'. Nope. I had been looking at him in puzzlement all this time. No, he came to me and said,

'I can't help myself, but do you mind if I ask, 'what do you get from reading at a bar? I only ask because for years I have been teaching abroad and a fellow friend/teacher spoke at lengths of how he loves reading at a bar? So I have to ask you as you are the first one I've seen since him reading at a bar.' I smiled and said, 'why do you want to know this, Leon?'

Train

In our living room on our couch. I like it when me and my mom and dad are all reading our own books while we're together. It's like we're in our own worlds but sharing the same space.

Bathroom, in the bathtub while soaking

Its peaceful, it hot, relaxing what better place

I read mostly in bed at night. I think it hearkens back to my bedridden years as a kid where I had no choice. I have tried to change to reading more sitting up, either indoors or outdoors, because these days a chapter or two is about all I can manage before nodding off if I'm laying down. But I find it is the same sitting up, and sitting up there are other distractions as well. Particularly outdoors.

Good places to read, random order -

the beach
my bed
my sofa
in my garden
travelling (as long as I am not driving)
in the bath
the Law Library in my College

I am sure there are many more.

Wow I am so jealous for me it is so hard to focus on reading a book. I try tho because I think it will give me some peace of mind.

I agree. I find natural light leaves me with much more energh for reading.

But I also like reading in the bath and in bed.

Um I just read in my room when I'm by myself 😅 it's quiet and well lit. I'm on a sherlock Holmes book

I like outside in the shed but really enjoy reading in bed.

On a long haul aeroplane flight 🙂

The hammock by the lake at my father's cabin.

I like reading in bed before I go to sleep

My bed. Second place is the tram.

Definitely on the beach on holiday

Reclining chair, mug of tea at hand

Sitting in the boat on the lake

At work

My living room sofa

In bed.

Garden....

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Ditto - it's more peaceful and serene outside. In the winter I usually put on nature sounds so I can block out the world when I'm reading.

On the sofa in the window

I too prefer to read outside. I almost exclusively do it outside in the sun, preferably at the beach. Inside I have other distractions, mainly my computer.

i have a chair in the corner where i do my reading

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