Stop! Hammock Time
What to read all the cottage is one of life’s most delicious worries, but it’s a worry nonetheless. If you don’t arrive lakeside with a book you like, you could end up having to pick something from one of those shelves that cottages always seem to have, the kind filled with books that were on bestseller lists half a lifetime ago, and outdated Peterson Field Guides and children’s puzzle books from the 1950s. Worse, you could end up on your phone. And if you’re on your phone at the cottage, why even bother going? You may as well bring the desk from your office and set it up by the dock.
A trip to the bookstore in search of a perfect cottage read can be confusing, especially when you’re rushing to pick one just before heading out. The book you want to read in the city isn’t necessarily the one you want to read at the cottage. In the city, you’re thinking about getting better at your job and being a better parent to your kids, if you have them, and maybe improving yourself if there’s any time left. At the cottage, you should stop thinking about all that nonsense. Good cottage reading shouldn’t be anything that can help you. It shouldn’t be something you really ought to read, to impress your friends, or whatever. Reading
