# Readers, describe the spot(s) where you do most of your reading
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499 "2023-04-11T11:35:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/1 "2023-04-11T11:35:28Z")
Mine is at the west end of a love seat that is soon to be upgraded to a comfy, reclining version. My eyes are not the best, and I have to lean toward a table lamp that is not quite bright enough.
So, not at all ideal, but a change is gonna come. More comfortable seat + a brighter light is on the way.
(secondary spot is in bed, where I typically fall asleep after 2.5 pages)
mmm
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/2 "2023-04-11T11:54:19Z")
I sit in our living room in a wicker chair with cushions, in front of a bow window. In bed is my second favorite location to read.
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### Author:  [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/3 "2023-04-11T14:02:47Z")
In an Adirondack chair (with a foot rest) on the patio or deck. The weather is beautiful, sunny, and warm. I have a small table next to me with my Diet Coke and bag of potato chips. My perfect day. š
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### Author:  [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/4 "2023-04-11T14:37:54Z")
I hide out in a tiny windowless office at work that isnāt used so early in the morning. Sit in the swivel chair and prop my feet up on a cardboard box.
Yesterday I had some rare free time at home, so I read in a love seat next to a window. Bookmark, glasses, and coffee all fit on the windowsill. However, there was some disruption because the dogs wanted to compete for the other half of the love seat.
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### Author:  [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/5 "2023-04-11T14:58:58Z")
Until Covid, I did most of my recreational reading on airplanes. Now I donāt fly so much, and Iām reading less. When I do, itās usually in bed.
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### Author:  [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/6 "2023-04-11T15:00:19Z")
Nowadays I probably do most of my reading on the subway on the way to/from work.
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/7 "2023-04-11T15:29:29Z")
I have a reading corner in my bedroom. A recliner chair (which was a mistake, more about that below) with flat wooden arms rather than overstuffed ones, a bright floor lamp one one side, and a small side table stacked with books (even though most of what I read is on Kindle) on the other side. Just past the small table is the door (with a window) to the back deck.
The recliner was a mistake because I canāt rest my head when Iām reading, I have to crane it forward so I am looking at the book in my lap (or I could hold the book up at eye level, which is worse). The chair only supports my head if it is lying back looking upward at an angle of 30 degrees or so. Thatās in the most upright position, itās much worse if I actually recline. I used to have an overstuffed chair that was more upright, but I wanted to put my feet up. I got a footstool, but it was flat and not comfortable. What I need is that chair back plus an angled leg rest.
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### Author:  [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/8 "2023-04-11T15:41:09Z")
Mostly in bed- I read awhile to get sleepy most nights. Then some nights I wake up around 2 or 3am, canāt get back to sleep, so I read some more before Iām able to fall back asleep.
Other than that I donāt really have a favorite spot while Iām awake during the day. On days with good weather I do like to sit outside and read on the back deck with a nice beverage or two.
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### Author:  [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/9 "2023-04-11T15:42:39Z")
On a seat in public transportation. I have no time for it at home.
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### Author:  [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/10 "2023-04-11T15:50:46Z")
I have a few spots, but the most frequently used one is on the king-size bed in our bedroom. It has the best view of the street/sidewalk of anywhere in the house, so itās my dogās default spot for hanging out, and I snuggle with her as I read.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/11 "2023-04-11T15:51:03Z")
š or š
(For fiction, anyway.)
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### Author:  [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/12 "2023-04-11T15:59:29Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> The recliner was a mistake because I canāt rest my head when Iām reading, I have to crane it forward so I am looking at the book in my lap (or I could hold the book up at eye level, which is worse).
This is why God made pillows. Get a small, fat, squatty pillow to put behind your head and hold it up. Tuesday Morning is a good place to find them. Or Target. šš½
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I sit at one end of my sofa with my feet up so kitties can come and sit on my lap at will. I lean against pillows, and I always have a heating pad behind my back, even in summer. (I turn it on and off and adjust the heat constantly.) Windows to my left look out to the street in my active and friendly neighborhood (more dog walkers than you can shake, throw, and fetch a stick at.) I keep my TV (to the right) on the YouTube channel below, which shows live webcam video from around the worldātotally mesmerizing. In winter, I have a space heater in my non-working fireplace with video flames. Very cozy.
> **[\- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/live/9YFaPyJ2dqQ?feature=share)**
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> Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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### Author:  [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/13 "2023-04-11T16:03:50Z")
Mostly on the couch in the living room, much less frequently in bed.
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/14 "2023-04-11T16:20:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> > [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> > The recliner was a mistake because I canāt rest my head when Iām reading, I have to crane it forward so I am looking at the book in my lap (or I could hold the book up at eye level, which is worse).
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> This is why God made pillows.
I donāt know @Roderick_Femmās chair, but I pulled a recliner out of a bedroom into the living room to place-hold until we get our new furniture. It is comfortable enough, but it is awful to watch TV because the back of the chair does not rise high enough to support a head. Iāve tried stuffing a pillow behind my head but it just falls behind the chair.
mmm
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### Author:  [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/15 "2023-04-11T16:27:43Z")
I have a book with me at all times. The most usual spots for me to read are on buses and in restaurants.
My daily commute is about three hours a day, counting both ways. I get a good deal of reading in.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/16 "2023-04-11T16:53:49Z")
95+% of my kindle/book/magazine reading takes place in either my bed, or my recliner chair in the bedroom. And of those two places, the chair is the more common spot as lying in the bed to read puts me to sleep pretty quick most times.
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### Author:  [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/17 "2023-04-11T17:12:28Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> Iāve tried stuffing a pillow behind my head but it just falls behind the chair.
Do I have to come over there and fix this for you?? \<_ThelmaLou taps foot_\>
Get a small, squatty pillow or whatās commonly called a āneck roll.ā It fits snugly behind your neck and doesnāt stick up over the back of the chair. [Here are a bunch of different kinds.](https://www.google.com/search?q=neck+pillow+for+recliner&tbm=isch&client=firefox-b-1-d&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZyuK4qKL-AhX1JN4AHWl7DDcQrNwCKAB6BQgBEOsD&biw=1377&bih=792)
If the back of the chair doesnāt even come up past your shoulders, that is a very weird reclinerā¦
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/18 "2023-04-11T18:10:02Z")
I just checked - the back ends about 3-4 inches above the top of my shoulders.
The neck pillows you linked to may or may not work, not sure. In any case, the recliner goes back into the bedroom next week.
It is similar to this one in style (with the back just a bit shorter):
[ ](https://imgur.com/YYQiyau)
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### Author:  [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/19 "2023-04-11T18:46:20Z")
In my bed at night.
Occasionally in the morning at the weekend.
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### Author:  [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-describe-the-spot-s-where-you-do-most-of-your-reading/982499/20 "2023-04-11T19:28:07Z")
My living room sofa when Iām at home, and on a train during my daily commute. Less often, when Iām lying in bed.
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