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Originally Posted by arturg
I don't know if it's a ritual but I always try to leave the very last few pages until I am in my bedroom. I don't know why, but it seems that it's the most comfortable place to end a story at. I have 47 pages left of "Before I go to sleep" and really want to end it later tonight at home instead of completing it while commuting.
So what do you tend to do just before you end your book? Or do you just finish it and pick another one?
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Wow, I do exactly the same. I really don't like to finish a good book in a place i consider not worthy (noisy, too hot or too cold, etc), so i start a new book and leave that one for my bed.
I also stop and think a bit about the book i just read, especially if the book was very good. I find starting immediately another book without reflecting about what i just read such a waste and akin to eating too much food or drinking too much wine without having those moments when you just stop and let the flavours fill and develop in your mouth.
If the book is not too good (and i made the decision not to leave it halfway), i don't mind finishing it wherever I am. I feel more relieved than annoyed by breaking that habit/ritual.