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.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
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, 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.
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.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Movie adaptation time!
When: Thursday 7/16/09, around 7:45 AM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, outbound
Who: Male, 20s
What: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The first book, I believe, to get a second mention.
Where: MBTA 73 bus, outbound
Who: Male, 20s
What: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The first book, I believe, to get a second mention.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Telegraphic title
When: Tuesday 7/7/09, around 10:30 AM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Male, early 50s
What: Retreat, Hell! by W.E.B. Griffin
I had written down the words "retreat" and "hell," which was all I could see, thinking I would look up the rest of the title later - but there it is.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Male, early 50s
What: Retreat, Hell! by W.E.B. Griffin
I had written down the words "retreat" and "hell," which was all I could see, thinking I would look up the rest of the title later - but there it is.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Early morning Greene
When: Thursday 6/11/09, 7:45 AM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, outbound
Who: Female, early 20s
What: The Quiet American by Graham Greene
I know absolutely nothing about Graham Greene except his name; he is on my reading list in a canonical capacity.
Where: MBTA 73 bus, outbound
Who: Female, early 20s
What: The Quiet American by Graham Greene
I know absolutely nothing about Graham Greene except his name; he is on my reading list in a canonical capacity.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Starting at the beginning
When: Wednesday 5/27/09, 7:45 AM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, outbound
Who: Female, 30s
What: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
I wish I could read these for the first time again. Of course, my memory is so bad that it probably would be like the first time.
Where: MBTA 73 bus, outbound
Who: Female, 30s
What: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
I wish I could read these for the first time again. Of course, my memory is so bad that it probably would be like the first time.
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