“Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader” or similar collections of 1- to 4-page lightweight fluff. I always have a couple in the car for waiting in lines, DMV, etc.
That’s me when I was trying to get through Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore. I couldn’t finish three pages without falling asleep. My mistake was trying to read in bed.
I used to keep a copy of ‘Oliver Twist’ by my bed, until I lost it in a move. Any time I had trouble sleeping, I’d pick it up, start reading, and fall asleep. I never got past the second page, and only got that far once.
Dickens was paid by the word.
I need a new copy, I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately.
I have a copy of “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” by my side of the bed. I have read it through more times than I can remember, but it’s still a favorite and will put me down about four pages in. I can open it anywhere.
mddshubby2005 over 5 years ago
Its title: “How To Fall Asleep In Three Easy Steps”.
Charles Spencer Premium Member over 5 years ago
“Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader” or similar collections of 1- to 4-page lightweight fluff. I always have a couple in the car for waiting in lines, DMV, etc.
T Smith over 5 years ago
He looks so peaceful… you can have him buried with it.
HarryLime Premium Member over 5 years ago
If the writing is good and the characters relatable, I like to take my time to enjoy the author’s artistry.
Tyge over 5 years ago
Arlo belongs to the Book of The Decade Club.
DDrazen over 5 years ago
Reminds me of: “Hyman Roth has been dying from the same heart attack for the last twenty years.”
Jeffin Premium Member over 5 years ago
I fall asleep just thinking about reading. It saves waking up with a book on my face.
Retired Dude over 5 years ago
I used to have a book like that on my nightstand. I don’t think I ever got past page six but it was sure to put me to sleep and that’s what I wanted.
nosirrom over 5 years ago
Must be reading Hamlet. “to sleep, perchance to dream”.
ms-ss over 5 years ago
My memory is getting so bad I have to keep starting over.
mountainclimber over 5 years ago
I tried to read Anna Karenina. Great opening paragraph, downhill from there.
YatInExile over 5 years ago
That’s me when I was trying to get through Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore. I couldn’t finish three pages without falling asleep. My mistake was trying to read in bed.
cuzinron47 over 5 years ago
Well, he get distracted a lot.
sew-so over 5 years ago
I used to keep a copy of ‘Oliver Twist’ by my bed, until I lost it in a move. Any time I had trouble sleeping, I’d pick it up, start reading, and fall asleep. I never got past the second page, and only got that far once.
Dickens was paid by the word.
I need a new copy, I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately.
Back to Big Mike over 5 years ago
I have a copy of “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” by my side of the bed. I have read it through more times than I can remember, but it’s still a favorite and will put me down about four pages in. I can open it anywhere.
KEA over 5 years ago
I can’t read at bedtime either. Puts me right to sleep.
scaeva Premium Member over 5 years ago
I have that book, and it is a sovereign cure for insomnia.
Frank_Lecanto over 5 years ago
At my age, I only have one novel. I re-read it every two weeks and it’s like brand new…
1MadHat Premium Member over 5 years ago
OK, in the last panel, Janis is getting an angry look and Arlo just rolled over and is giving Janis the cold shoulder.
CougarAllen over 5 years ago
The book is “Remembrance of Things Past” by Marcel Proust, and he’s moving right along – already well into Volume 7.
AGBinCH over 5 years ago
Audiobooks! Listen in the car and when cooking.
Ahuehuete over 5 years ago
It’s either the book or a dose of Ambien.
jarvisloop over 5 years ago
She should feel flattered. She helps to make him so secure and happy that he is able to sleep soundly, a feat that many Boomers cannot achieve.
choo choo willy over 5 years ago
A sure cure for insomnia.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 5 years ago
It is good for what he does with it.
fredd13 over 5 years ago
…but not necessarily for the first time.
Charles Spencer Premium Member 9 days ago
I read ‘Encyclopedia of South Carolina’ over lunch for a couple of years.