When: Friday 5/28/10, 6:45 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (B Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
I do really want to read this book. It will, however, have to get in line behind a lot of others.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Salinger!
When: Thursday 5/27/10, 5:00 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (B Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male, late teens
What: Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Still haven't read this. I'm glad I read Catcher in the Rye in high school, because I have the sneaking suspicion it wouldn't hold up, emotional-investment-wise.
Where: MBTA Green Line (B Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male, late teens
What: Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Still haven't read this. I'm glad I read Catcher in the Rye in high school, because I have the sneaking suspicion it wouldn't hold up, emotional-investment-wise.
Celebrity books
When: Thursday 5/27/10, 5:00 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (B Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male, 40s
What: American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson
I'm sure Mr. Ferguson's book is a lovely exception, but it sort of grinds my gears that any celebrity or pseudo-celebrity can write or ghostwrite a book and sell it well.
Where: MBTA Green Line (B Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male, 40s
What: American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson
I'm sure Mr. Ferguson's book is a lovely exception, but it sort of grinds my gears that any celebrity or pseudo-celebrity can write or ghostwrite a book and sell it well.
In recent fiction
When: Thursday 5/20/10, 7:45 AM
Where: MBTA Harvard Station, upper busway
Who: Female, early 30s
What: The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
WorldCat summary: "An unforgettable story of three brothers, of history and love, of marriage tested by disaster, of a Jewish family's struggle against annihilation, and of the dangerous power of art in a time of war."
Where: MBTA Harvard Station, upper busway
Who: Female, early 30s
What: The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
WorldCat summary: "An unforgettable story of three brothers, of history and love, of marriage tested by disaster, of a Jewish family's struggle against annihilation, and of the dangerous power of art in a time of war."
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Blast from the academic past
When: Sunday 5/16/10, 12:30 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Ashmont , between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, early 30s
What: The Bisexual Option by Fred Klein
I wrote a paper on this book in college! I went looking for a "primary source" on bisexuality and this was really all I could find in my college library. It was first published in 1978, and you can tell.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Ashmont , between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, early 30s
What: The Bisexual Option by Fred Klein
I wrote a paper on this book in college! I went looking for a "primary source" on bisexuality and this was really all I could find in my college library. It was first published in 1978, and you can tell.
Monday, August 9, 2010
From the French
When: Sunday 5/16/10, 12:30 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Ashmont , between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 30s
What: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
I didn't realize, until I looked this book up in WorldCat, that it had been translated from French. I always assumed it was British for some reason.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Ashmont , between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 30s
What: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
I didn't realize, until I looked this book up in WorldCat, that it had been translated from French. I always assumed it was British for some reason.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Going to catch up on posting...really
When: Saturday 5/15/10, 3:00 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
This woman took her book out of a Brookline Booksmith bag, one of my two favorite bookstores in the Greater Boston Area.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
This woman took her book out of a Brookline Booksmith bag, one of my two favorite bookstores in the Greater Boston Area.
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