When: Thursday 8/20/09, around 6:15 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
I'm surprised this book hasn't made it on the blog before. If you haven't heard of it, you've probably been living under a rock somewhere.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
My least favorite Sedaris book
When: Thursday 8/20/09, around 6:00 PM
Where: Garden St. & Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Who: Male, early 30s
What: Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
Walking and reading at the same time along the sidewalk beside the Old Burying Ground. Very dangerous thing to do on a sidewalk made of bricks.
Where: Garden St. & Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Who: Male, early 30s
What: Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
Walking and reading at the same time along the sidewalk beside the Old Burying Ground. Very dangerous thing to do on a sidewalk made of bricks.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Almost missed my stop recording this one
When: Sunday 8/16/09, around 6:00 PM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, outbound
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov by Vladimir Nabokov
With this rather trippy cover (the 1997 Vintage edition). Image from WorldCat.
First sighting of a prolific writer
When: Sunday 8/16/09, around 3:45 PM
Where:MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Male, 50s
What: Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 by Thomas Friedman
Published in 2002...I wonder what the sequel will be like.
Where:MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Male, 50s
What: Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 by Thomas Friedman
Published in 2002...I wonder what the sequel will be like.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Does anyone else find the phrase "finger lickin'" really gross?
When: Friday 8/14/09, 1:00 PM
Where: Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
Who:Female, 40s
What: Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
I was hoping to get some more "beach reading" sightings than these two, but I was too busy having my own fun, I guess.
Where: Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
Who:Female, 40s
What: Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
I was hoping to get some more "beach reading" sightings than these two, but I was too busy having my own fun, I guess.
Long subtitle much?
When: Friday 8/14/09, 1:00 PM
Where: Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
Who: Female, 60s
What: Fleeced: how Barack Obama, media mockery of terrorist threats, liberals who want to kill talk radio, the do-nothing Congress, companies that help Iran, and Washington lobbyists for foreign governments are scamming us-- and what to do about it by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
Oy vey.
Where: Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
Who: Female, 60s
What: Fleeced: how Barack Obama, media mockery of terrorist threats, liberals who want to kill talk radio, the do-nothing Congress, companies that help Iran, and Washington lobbyists for foreign governments are scamming us-- and what to do about it by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
Oy vey.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Enchiladas & crime
When: Monday 8/3/09, 8:00 PM
Where: Border Cafe in Cambridge, downstairs
Who: Male, late 60s
What: Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation, ed. Michael Connelly
I may have noticed this particularly because I just got back from said city. My favorite story titles in this collection: "Rolling the Bones" and "Death of a Whale in the Church of Elvis."
Where: Border Cafe in Cambridge, downstairs
Who: Male, late 60s
What: Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation, ed. Michael Connelly
I may have noticed this particularly because I just got back from said city. My favorite story titles in this collection: "Rolling the Bones" and "Death of a Whale in the Church of Elvis."
Monday, August 10, 2009
The reader was furiously underlining
When: Friday 7/31/09, sometime in the early afternoon
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 30s
What: How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist by Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman
I wish I could better separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to this type of book. Book reviews, I guess.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 30s
What: How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist by Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman
I wish I could better separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to this type of book. Book reviews, I guess.
Shakespeare - whoever he was
When: Friday 7/31/09, sometime in the early afternoon
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 40s
What: Shakespeare: The World As Stage by Bill Bryson
From what I can tell, this is a biography of Shakespeare, about how difficult writing a biography of Shakespeare is. I've never read anything by Bill Bryson, though I see his books everywhere.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 40s
What: Shakespeare: The World As Stage by Bill Bryson
From what I can tell, this is a biography of Shakespeare, about how difficult writing a biography of Shakespeare is. I've never read anything by Bill Bryson, though I see his books everywhere.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Otras lenguas!
When: Friday 7/31/09, sometime in the early afternoon
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: Las cinco personas que encontrarás en el cielo por Mitch Albom, translated by Mariano Antolín Rato
The first Spanish-language book to appear on this blog (I think), even if it's just a translation.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: Las cinco personas que encontrarás en el cielo por Mitch Albom, translated by Mariano Antolín Rato
The first Spanish-language book to appear on this blog (I think), even if it's just a translation.
Got way too excited about this one
When: Friday 7/31/09, sometime in the early afternoon
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
This is one of my favorite books ever in life, and I am hoping that the movie adaptation coming out next week won't be too disappointing. This book profoundly affected me; cf. me crying at the trailer, just because I know what's going to happen.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
This is one of my favorite books ever in life, and I am hoping that the movie adaptation coming out next week won't be too disappointing. This book profoundly affected me; cf. me crying at the trailer, just because I know what's going to happen.
Last of the West Coast sightings
When: Thursday 7/30/09, 10:00 AM
Where: Long Beach (CA) airport
Who: Male, 40s
What: Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
I was intrigued by the title, but not so much by the WorldCat summary:
"A retrovirus is discovered which provokes miscarriages in women, followed by a second pregnancy without sexual intercourse. As scientists race to unlock its mysteries, fears grow it may herald the end of the human race as we know it."
Where: Long Beach (CA) airport
Who: Male, 40s
What: Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
I was intrigued by the title, but not so much by the WorldCat summary:
"A retrovirus is discovered which provokes miscarriages in women, followed by a second pregnancy without sexual intercourse. As scientists race to unlock its mysteries, fears grow it may herald the end of the human race as we know it."
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Title = what I was on the plane ride back to Boston (along with hysterical)
When: Thursday 7/30/09, 10:00 AM
Where: Long Beach (CA) airport
Who: Female, 20s
What: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
I have this irrational feeling I wouldn't like this book. Not sure why.
Where: Long Beach (CA) airport
Who: Female, 20s
What: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
I have this irrational feeling I wouldn't like this book. Not sure why.
Poolside
When: Monday 7/27/09, around 4:30
Where: Monte Carlo Hotel, Las Vegas
Who: Female, 30s
What: Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
Apparently the sequel to Good in Bed. The woman was in the pool, leaning on the edge with a drink and a book. It was 110 degrees outside.
Where: Monte Carlo Hotel, Las Vegas
Who: Female, 30s
What: Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
Apparently the sequel to Good in Bed. The woman was in the pool, leaning on the edge with a drink and a book. It was 110 degrees outside.
A book set in Boston, after a flight from Boston
When: Friday 7/24/09, around noon
Where: Long Beach (CA) airport, baggage claim
Who: Female, early 60s
What: The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
Not even I read while waiting for my bags. It must be a good one.
Where: Long Beach (CA) airport, baggage claim
Who: Female, early 60s
What: The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
Not even I read while waiting for my bags. It must be a good one.
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