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.
Showing posts with label Females reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Females reading. Show all posts
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.
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."
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 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.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
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
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.
Repeat sighting
When: Wednesday 3/10/10, 5:00 PM
Where: MBTA 554 bus, inbound to Waverley Square
Who: Female, early 30s
What: The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America by Don Lattin
A repeat reader! (The same one who was reading Monsieur Pain.) This particular reader always has a new book, so she either reads very fast, gives up on books before they're over, or is reading a large number of books at once.
Where: MBTA 554 bus, inbound to Waverley Square
Who: Female, early 30s
What: The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America by Don Lattin
A repeat reader! (The same one who was reading Monsieur Pain.) This particular reader always has a new book, so she either reads very fast, gives up on books before they're over, or is reading a large number of books at once.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Subtitles galore!
I have some serious catching up to do. GO!
When: Tuesday 3/9/10, 5:30 PM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, inbound to Harvard Square
Who: Female, 60s
What: Why we love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows: An introduction to carnism: The belief system that enables us to eat some animals and not others by Melanie Joy
An interesting title, for sure. The Boston Vegetarian Society has an ad along similar lines that I've been seeing lately in the T.
When: Tuesday 3/9/10, 5:30 PM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, inbound to Harvard Square
Who: Female, 60s
What: Why we love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows: An introduction to carnism: The belief system that enables us to eat some animals and not others by Melanie Joy
An interesting title, for sure. The Boston Vegetarian Society has an ad along similar lines that I've been seeing lately in the T.
Monday, April 5, 2010
That's "Mr. Bread," not "Mr. Pain"
When: Monday 3/8/10, 5:00 PM
Where: MBTA 554 bus, inbound to Waverley Square
Who: Female, early 30s
What: Monsieur Pain by Roberto Bolaño
Long gap in between the dates of the previous entry and this one...trying to catch up!
Where: MBTA 554 bus, inbound to Waverley Square
Who: Female, early 30s
What: Monsieur Pain by Roberto Bolaño
Long gap in between the dates of the previous entry and this one...trying to catch up!
Popular titles
When: Monday, 2/1/10, 4:00 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
This book joins Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and New Moon as the only titles so far to be spotted twice.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
This book joins Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and New Moon as the only titles so far to be spotted twice.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Written by a former mujahideen leader
When: Monday, 1/25/10, 10:15 AM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Female, late 20s
What: Confessions of a Mullah Warrior by Massod Farivar
Male readers were catching up for a minute there, but females have pulled far ahead. Maybe men are more secretive about their reading, or maybe I'm less likely to notice them.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Female, late 20s
What: Confessions of a Mullah Warrior by Massod Farivar
Male readers were catching up for a minute there, but females have pulled far ahead. Maybe men are more secretive about their reading, or maybe I'm less likely to notice them.
Channel Islands fiction
When: Monday, 1/25/10, 9:00 AM
Where: MBTA Green Line (E Line), outbound, between Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
I first heard about this book on NPR a couple of years ago, but I was never that interested in it.
Where: MBTA Green Line (E Line), outbound, between Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
I first heard about this book on NPR a couple of years ago, but I was never that interested in it.
Maine in Massachusetts
When: Monday, 1/25/10, 8:30 AM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Ashmont, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Ditto what I said about the last book for this one; here's its WorldCat site.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Ashmont, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 20s
What: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Ditto what I said about the last book for this one; here's its WorldCat site.
African American plantation owners - Fiction
When: Monday, 1/25/10, 8:30 AM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Ashmont, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, late teens
What: The Known World by Edward P. Jones
I'd never heard of this book, but from some of its WorldCat reviews, I think I might be interested.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Ashmont, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, late teens
What: The Known World by Edward P. Jones
I'd never heard of this book, but from some of its WorldCat reviews, I think I might be interested.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Posthumous movie rights
When: Saturday, 1/23/10, 7:30 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Braintree and Harvard
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
This author is popping up everywhere; now two different film versions of his other book (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) are coming out. I just noticed in his authority record that he died in 2004. The books seem new; they must just have been translated into English recently.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Braintree and Harvard
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
This author is popping up everywhere; now two different film versions of his other book (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) are coming out. I just noticed in his authority record that he died in 2004. The books seem new; they must just have been translated into English recently.
Tilting at windmills
When: Saturday, 1/23/10, 3:00 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 30s
What: Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
I believe this is the second Spanish-language book sighting for the blog.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Braintree, between Harvard and Park St.
Who: Female, 30s
What: Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
I believe this is the second Spanish-language book sighting for the blog.
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