This week I spotted a young man reading The Windmill Book of 19th Century Short Stories. I was convinced I would forget that long title, so I typed it into my phone along with a few other books I spotted on the train that day. Unfortunately, I forgot to save the note, so the Windmill book is the only one of those titles I remember. I spotted a young woman reading a paperback bound in a blue cloth cover. I spotted a boy walking and reading one of the Percy Jackson books on my way out of Central station, but I couldn't tell which one it was. I saw two different Western women reading Kindles this week. Another woman rode the train near me with a guidebook to China in her hand. She was speaking French with her husband, but I'm pretty sure the book was in English. I saw three different textbook carriers this week, and at least one of them was reading a chemistry textbook. The only Chinese book I saw was in the hands of a little girl.
What are people reading in your town this week? What's the longest book title you've ever seen? I once read a book called All Shall Be Well, and All Shall Be Well, and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well.
Everyone is reading those George Martin books, Game of Thrones. For once, I approve. Longest book title? Hmmmm... This is the longest I can think of right now: "Comme Faire L'Amour Avec Un Negre Sans Se Fatiguer" but that doesn't seem so long to me...
ReplyDeleteI googled the following:
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long503.html
The title translates to the following (using google translate):
"Please tell my mother that I make you think that advertising is a gift and therefore pierre handfuls of free entry and free drinks to those who seem to me, I laugh with VIPs, players and journalists to the tissues, I read and I photograph the News paparazzi by jumping the queue in private, I drink without paying, are fond of sandwiches and gin and tonic, I have a house full of designer items, I know Paris Hilton, Tom Ford and Emilio."
I love google translate.
I agree that readers of George Martin books deserve approval. That is an impressively long title. I wonder what journalists to the tissues are.
DeleteMy longest book title is one I mentioned on here quite recently, when we were discussing favourite Chinese books (Week 46); "Three years wanderings in the northern provinces of China, including a visit to the tea, silk and cotton countries, with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc." by Robert Fortune. 33 word title. I've noticed a few people with the re-issued World of Suzie Wong which I'm also planning to buy; I like the cheesy cover! I'm going to one of my Book Groups tomorrow so I already know I'll see lots of copies of "Hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet" and people will bring along copies of books as suggestions for next month's book, so more on that next week.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the new Suzie Wong edition. I haven't read it yet, so I should probably buy it soon too.
DeleteHow did you like Hotel on the Corner? Are you going to poetry tonight?
I'm planning on going tonight and I've written a couple of new ones I might read.
DeleteWow, I'm amazed that franchises such as Percy Jackson have made it over to China! Well, I've been getting a friend into the Hunger Games, and another friend of mine is reading Game of Thrones. I should be reading my lecture notes...so no books for me... :(
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, I've seen more Percy Jackson books than any other series except for Game of Thrones here. They seem quite popular.
DeleteI loved the Hunger Games, but I haven't seen people reading them here. Perhaps when the movie comes out it'll become more common.
Oh no - going to the trouble of typing it in then forgetting to save it - bummer!
ReplyDeleteI know! I wish I could say that's the only time I've done this...
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