When: Monday 7/19/10, 7:45 AM
Where: MBTA Harvard Station, upper busway
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
I think I've officially gotten over seeing these books. I can't generate enough interest to read them. Now I've seen all three, though.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Reading envy
When: Thursday 7/15/10, 6:45 PM
Where: MBTA 554 bus, inbound to Boston
Who: Female, late 20s
What: This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Yet another book I'd like to read, being read by a repeat observee of this blog.
Where: MBTA 554 bus, inbound to Boston
Who: Female, late 20s
What: This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Yet another book I'd like to read, being read by a repeat observee of this blog.
Consider the postal service
When: Saturday 7/3/10, 11:00 AM
Where: Post office in Porter Square, Cambridge
Who: Female, 30s
What: Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
It always makes me happy to see people reading DFW. I loved reading this book anywhere I could, too.
Where: Post office in Porter Square, Cambridge
Who: Female, 30s
What: Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
It always makes me happy to see people reading DFW. I loved reading this book anywhere I could, too.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Oscar Wao Appearance #2
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Black Book on the Red Line
When: Saturday 4/3/10, 1:30 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 60s
What: The Black Book by M.A. Harris
WorldCat's synopsis: "Copiously illustrated scrap-book on folk culture of black people from early days of slavery through the present." Interesting.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 60s
What: The Black Book by M.A. Harris
WorldCat's synopsis: "Copiously illustrated scrap-book on folk culture of black people from early days of slavery through the present." Interesting.
The girl who smiled while reading
When: Saturday 4/3/10, 1:30 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
This book's second appearance. The woman reading it was smiling real big.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
This book's second appearance. The woman reading it was smiling real big.
Prisoners on the moon
When: Thursday 3/25/10, 5:45 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (C Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male,20s
What: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
For some reason I thought this was a much older book (it was published in 1966). Maybe I was thinking of The Moon and Sixpence.
Where: MBTA Green Line (C Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male,20s
What: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
For some reason I thought this was a much older book (it was published in 1966). Maybe I was thinking of The Moon and Sixpence.
Not that kind of better
When: Thursday 3/25/10, 5:45 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (C Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male,20s
What: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
I had assumed this book was about health care, but I guess it's more of a self-help book, which is sort of disappointing.
Where: MBTA Green Line (C Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male,20s
What: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
I had assumed this book was about health care, but I guess it's more of a self-help book, which is sort of disappointing.
Naked on the T
When: Thursday 3/25/10, 5:45 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (C Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male, early 30s
What: Naked by David Sedaris
Surprised it took Sedaris this long to make a second appearance. This might be my favorite book of his.
Where: MBTA Green Line (C Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male, early 30s
What: Naked by David Sedaris
Surprised it took Sedaris this long to make a second appearance. This might be my favorite book of his.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Possible sci-fi
When: Thursday 3/25/10, 5:30 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 60s
What: The Hidden Family by Charles Stross
The subject headings for this book are pretty mundane (Women journalists - Fiction), but the publisher, Tor, usually publishes fantasy and science fiction. With no knowledge of the plot, I'll just classify it as fiction.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Male, 60s
What: The Hidden Family by Charles Stross
The subject headings for this book are pretty mundane (Women journalists - Fiction), but the publisher, Tor, usually publishes fantasy and science fiction. With no knowledge of the plot, I'll just classify it as fiction.
A couple of Steves
When: Wednesday 3/24/10, 6:00 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (D Line), outbound, between Park St. and Newton Centre
Who: Male, 30s
What: Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
This is one of those hyper-current books that also, I think, has a window in which one can read them - and then the circulation statistics fall off.
Where: MBTA Green Line (D Line), outbound, between Park St. and Newton Centre
Who: Male, 30s
What: Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
This is one of those hyper-current books that also, I think, has a window in which one can read them - and then the circulation statistics fall off.
Catching up again...sorry for the delay!
When: Wednesday 3/24/10, 6:00 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (D Line), outbound, between Park St. and Newton Centre
Who: Female, late 30s
What: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
I've never read this, and the chances aren't looking good. I think my personal window for this series has closed.
Where: MBTA Green Line (D Line), outbound, between Park St. and Newton Centre
Who: Female, late 30s
What: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
I've never read this, and the chances aren't looking good. I think my personal window for this series has closed.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Vampires again
When: Thursday 3/11/10, 5:00 PM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, inbound to Harvard Square
Who: Male, 50s
What: Whitby Vampyrrhic by Simon Clark
The book's WorldCat summary:
"1942. Beth and Sally come to Whitby to act in a film whose purpose, according to its director, is to explain what it is like to live in the Britain of 1942. They find the town is infested by vampires, and must fight for their very souls."
Where: MBTA 73 bus, inbound to Harvard Square
Who: Male, 50s
What: Whitby Vampyrrhic by Simon Clark
The book's WorldCat summary:
"1942. Beth and Sally come to Whitby to act in a film whose purpose, according to its director, is to explain what it is like to live in the Britain of 1942. They find the town is infested by vampires, and must fight for their very souls."
Second sighting of a favorite
When: Wednesday 3/10/10, 5:30 PM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, inbound to Harvard Square
Who: Female, late 20s
What: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
This person was taking a break from reading while talking on her cell phone, so I probably shouldn't record her, but I'm going to anyway, because it always makes me happy to see people with this book.
Where: MBTA 73 bus, inbound to Harvard Square
Who: Female, late 20s
What: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
This person was taking a break from reading while talking on her cell phone, so I probably shouldn't record her, but I'm going to anyway, because it always makes me happy to see people with this book.
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