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reading aloud
reading aloud to a friend or husband or partner is truly one of life’s little joys. swapping chapters back and forth is the perfect activity for a day in the park, a rainy afternoon on the couch, before dinner after a long hike on a camping trip, or in bed. i particularly recommend doing this with something silly, like a 1970s pulp fantasy novel or 1950s teen romance from the discount bin of a used book store.
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@booknotesblog
Apr 8, 2024
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@lizardlover
My sister needs to listen to something to fall asleep, usually podcasts or sleep stories, but when she sleeps in my bed (which is often, even though she's 16 and I'm 21), I like to read aloud to her from my book.
Jan 6, 2025
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@dollfarts
Yessss! When I was in rehab the tv in my room didn't work and my roommate and I ended up reading books aloud to each other at night and it was the sweetest.
Apr 9, 2024
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@bumbythefool
I love doing this with my partner :')
Apr 8, 2024
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@ktrnaa
my husband is a comic artist and when he was working on his first graphic novel i would come home from work, cozy up in a spot behind his art desk, and read the narnia books out loud to him. it was very nice and a way to spend time together when we couldn’t REALLY spend time together.
Apr 8, 2024
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@booknotesblog
ktrnaa that sounds extremely nice!!! and the narnia books could not be a better choice
Apr 8, 2024

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how gentle and lovely... whether its friend to friend, parent to child, lover to lover. to read to someone is such a wonderful thing to do!
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Read out loud until you get tired, pass it to them.
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