Well, I also usually prefer to read indoors in my reading chair. Particularly when it's cold or rainy outside, but totally dry and warm inside.

Ah, but besides the point. When it's just a little overcast, and there's a cool salty breeze, the beach is quite agreeable to sit at and read with just company of seagulls.

[ He picks overcast days because then nobody wants to be at the beach to do beach things. Being all alone after summer season is such exquisite decadence. ]

I implore you to give it another chance sometime.