The Sun and Anchor introduces WORD ON THE STREET. Here Roving Vintage Bloggers ask smart, funny (and friendly) readers what they’ve chosen and why.
We can’t be everywhere, so if you’re reading a V/A title you love, send us a photo and let us know!
Julianne, reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
1. Why did you choose this book?
The cover seemed interesting.
2. Do you like it?
Yes, (but she is only on page 6).
3. What are your favorite books?
Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and A Confederacy of Dunces (by John Kennedy Toole).
4. Do you judge books by their covers?
Yes. (see no.1)
5. What did you have for breakfast?
Nothing yet.
WORD on the street, Saturday 3/13 (Greyhound station at White River Junction, VT)
Anna, reading The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008
1.Why did you choose this book?
I was looking for something random to distract me from classes. It’s from the Dartmouth College library.
2. Do you like it?
Yes.
3. What are your favorite books?
I’ve read mostly books on neuroscience.
4. Do you judge books by their covers?
A cover should be intriguing.
5. What did you have for breakfast?
A bagel with cream cheese.