I no longer have enough of a commute to read anything, but I’m still curious. The NYTimes did a survey (specifically asking “…on the subway”) and posted a very nice interface to their results:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/09/07/nyregion/nyc-subway-reading.html
The Bible shows up, but no Shakespeare. I do keep seeing that “Infinite Jest” one spoken of highly, which is a Hamlet reference for those that don’t recognize it. I’ll have to check that out. The top books are rounded out by classics – Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, and War and Peace. I wonder if that’s a statement about the current political climate?
They also track newspapers and magazines, but that feels so … old to me. I haven’t meaningfully read a newspaper, or carried around a magazine, for years.
[ Link found courtesy RandomHouse on Twitter ]
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Loving your blog! I have one that just caters on reviewing good things commuters might like to listen to or read: http://beautcommute.typepad.com/blog/
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