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Books I've Seen People Read on the New York City Subway

I love reading. Always have, always will. I see a book, it's like a beacon to me: What's that person reading?! I've ridden the NYC subway hundreds, maybe even thousands, of times over the decades across four of the boroughs (Staten Island doesn't have the subway). If I can (sometimes it's just too crowded--especially around Midtown--or my hands were full), I'll write down a book I'm seeing being read on the car. Too bad I can't see audiobooks and e-books too, lol. Anyway, it's a long list that has accumulated over the years. Here are a few titles that I particularly remember having noticed.
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& Sons (David Gilbert)
& Sons
1
David Gilbert
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
3
Lorraine Hansberry
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
4
Tennessee Williams
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
5
Betty Smith
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
6
Nick Hornby
All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)
All Boys Aren't Blue
7
George M. Johnson
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
8
Philip Roth
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
9
Bret Easton Ellis
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
10
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
11
Leo Tolstoy
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph (Jan Swafford)
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
12
Jan Swafford
Bellevue (David Oshinsky)
Bellevue
13
David Oshinsky
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
14
Helen Fielding
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
15
Jay McInerney
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
16
Chuck Palahniuk
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
17
Stella Gibbons
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
18
Kevin Kwan
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
19
Arthur Miller
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
20
Rainbow Rowell
Five Points (Tyler Anbinder)
Five Points
21
Tyler Anbinder
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
22
J.D. Salinger
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Free Food for Millionaires
23
Min Jin Lee
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
24
James Baldwin
Golden Hill (Francis Spufford)
Golden Hill
25
Francis Spufford
Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal (Giles Terera)
Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal
26
Giles Terera
In Five Years (Rebecca Serle)
In Five Years
27
Rebecca Serle
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
28
Sinclair Lewis
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
29
Patti Smith
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
30
Anthony Bourdain
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
31
Larry McMurtry
M Train (Patti Smith)
M Train
32
Patti Smith
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
Manhattan Beach
33
Jennifer Egan
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
34
Jeffrey Eugenides
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
35
Rupi Kaur
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
36
William Shakespeare
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
37
Min Jin Lee
Pygmalion (Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
38
Bernard Shaw
Razzle Dazzle (Michael Riedel)
Razzle Dazzle
39
Michael Riedel
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
40
Shelby Van Pelt
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