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[listersgirl]

I finished my book on the subway this morning. This is a tragedy of great and terrible proportions! What will I read on the way home? What if we get stuck for hours and I have nothing to do? Not to mention lunch. I'm tempted to go buy a book, but I feel slightly guilty, given the size of my to-be-read shelf at home. Still, appropriate measures must be taken, I'm sure you all agree.

Comments

[dramaqueen-23.livejournal.com]

Look, you are facing public transportation with *no book*. If retail is your only recourse, do what you have to do. Alternatively, is there a library branch anywhere near where you work?

[zoje-george.livejournal.com]

It's an emergency.

[silentreverie.livejournal.com]

I completely agree. The mere thought of being bookless on public transport makes me shudder, so I'd say you're excused. :D

[globetrotter1.livejournal.com]

See, that rarely happens to me because I'm organized crazy enough to carry a few books for my commute.

[morag-gunn.livejournal.com]

Dude, this is what podcasts are for. You know there are literary ones, right?

In any case, there must be someone in your giant office building who has a book you can borrow for the trip home. Don't take drastic measures! There is a solution!

[gingerale-kitty.livejournal.com]

What about a magazine like The New Yorker or Walrus? Periodicals don't count!

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

Can you go printer-happy and print out the first few chapters of a book off Project Gutenberg?

[rocketdreams.livejournal.com]

I read a fair bit, but I've never mastered the art of reading on public transit. I actually don't know how people do it...I can't concentrate and I have to read the same paragraph 400 times. No, I prefer to just sit there and stare creepily at people.

[alltheleaves.livejournal.com]

Surely finishing a book in the morning entitles you to spend your lunch hour book shopping? Although may that be a lesson to you to always carry two books with you just in case.