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What time of day do you read.

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gmelon Tue 20-Feb-18 16:12:25

The traditional "couple of chapters in bed" or do you have a favourite , set aside time to read?
What do you eat while you are reading?

When do you read?
Is it something you just can't wait to get back to?

We all seem to have lots to do including the general housework and chores and of course there are those who have jobs.

A book sits there calling out to me waiting to reveal its next twist.

Parsleywin Mon 26-Feb-18 10:50:33

I agree with so much of what has already been said - I was discouraged from daytime reading as a child too. Why??? But maybe that just made it more attractive! As my mother grew frail I used to suggest reading during the day, but she still felt it would be a lazy indulgence... a little of which remains with me I think, so I'm inspired now by the experience of others to make the effort to read more by day. It's definitely easier in the better light too!

Parsleywin Mon 26-Feb-18 10:53:41

Magazines - I used to really love them, and couldn't wait for publication day. I'd love to recapture that feeling but they all seem to be full of ads and the lives of 'slebs', so don't appeal to me at all.

AlgeswifeVal Wed 28-Feb-18 17:53:41

I love reading. Mainly crime fiction books. The trouble I have is my husband keeps talking to me, I answer him, then end up reading the same paragraph a second time. I find this annoying but even though I moan about it he still does it.

Happysexagenarian Sat 07-Apr-18 21:34:17

I usually read when I go to bed and when I wake up and have my morning cuppa. D.Hubby does the same. I don't often read during the day unless I'm sitting in the garden, and never when the TV is on, too distracting. I have a kindle but I much prefer real paper books. I'm not a very intellectual reader; paperbacks, novels, biographies, crime and mysteries, even childrens books. When I finish a book I like to read magazines for a while before I start another book to get the previous one out of my head.

Charleygirl Sat 07-Apr-18 21:51:31

I prefer to read in bed at night and frequently do so for a couple of hours but I do try to switch off the light at midnight or I could get carried away if I was reading an exciting book- crime or thriller.

I also enjoy reading in the garden. I thought since I retired I would read more during the day but something stops me- going back to my childhood I think- like others.

leemw711 Fri 11-May-18 18:50:14

I read voraciously and my favourite time is just before going to sleep. As a retired librarian I love books and will read anything and everything but my absolute favourite is crime, especially the Peters: Peter James, Peter Robinson and Peter May. All great, all different! Try them if you haven’t already read them!

Greyduster Sat 12-May-18 14:14:52

If I have a book that has caught my imagination I will read it whenever I have a few minutes to pick it up. I have read three library books since last Saturday, plus one on my kindle the week before that. If I haven’t got a book to read I feel quite bereft. I sometimes read in bed, but prefer to play scrabble instead.

Greciangirl Thu 14-Jun-18 09:48:15

Although I have an iPad, I’m never tempted to read a book on it.
I much prefer a book in my hand.

I did attempt it once, but kept losing the page I was on.
Also, a tablet is heavy to hold.
Just my preference really.

goldengirl Thu 14-Jun-18 11:58:11

I read all sorts. Novels I read in bed - and outside in the afternoon if it's sunny and I don't feel like working [even though it means a catch up later!] but any work related reading I read in the afternoons - unless I'm distracted by an exciting novel or non fiction!

Tweedle24 Thu 14-Jun-18 12:04:34

I have a book upstairs in the sitting room and a kindle in the bedroom. (Upside-down house). I try not to read during the day before I have finished whatever needs doing or it just won’t get done!

henetha Thu 14-Jun-18 12:16:36

I read anything and everything at any time, any place posible. But mostly in bed at night. Can't sleep unless I get a good read. I also have a Kindle which is useful, but still prefer real books.

sodapop Thu 14-Jun-18 12:48:35

That's me too henetha, always trying to sneak in a chapter between jobs.

Can't beat a real book can you and one of my birthday treats is always a hard back.

Nannykay Thu 14-Jun-18 22:43:21

I love to read, DH says I don’t read I devour books. He always brings me a cup of tea in the morning, I cannot get out of bed until my pain meds work which is at least one chapter sometimes too !. I will often read the paper in the afternoon, with more tea. Then in the evening, DH sleeps as soon as his head hits the pillow, me I’m awake for hours, so I surf a little, often on here, then back to my kindle to read, anywhere between two or three hours. I don’t sleep well, so will often pick my kindle up at three or four in the morning for a little while.

etheltbags1 Tue 26-Jun-18 21:49:33

Im a readaholic. I couldn't survive without reading, it helped me throu chemo. I read one chapter in the morning, a couple at night and if I'm going out I take my kindle. I took it on my recent cruise and it was better than carrying lots of books. I take a book or magazine to work in case of a spare half hour. My fr

etheltbags1 Tue 26-Jun-18 21:50:42

My friends ani all swap our books and send to the charity shop. I hot cut off with the last post