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.

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.

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.

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."

Ubiquitous Salinger

When: Saturday 5/16/09, around noon
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Broadway
Who: Female, 20s
What: Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Salinger keeps popping up lately (he was an answer on Jeopardy! the other day). I've never read this one...this blog is quickly becoming a list of books to read. I'll add it to the several others I keep.