WORD UNDER THE STREET

You know when you see a stranger on the subway immersed in a book and you’re dying to know what they’re reading? Well, we asked for you.

Keren Mayorov, student

Book: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s

Nest by Stieg Larsson Station: Queen’s Park Review: Mayorov said she “loves” the novel, which is the third instalment in the bestselling Swedish Millennium series. “I wouldn’t say it’s very intellectual but it’s entertaining,” she said. Mayorov, 20, said she relishes the action-packed nature of her subway read and plans to read the fourth book in the series when she’s done the 200 or so pages she has left in the thriller.

Jamie Wolf, restaurant worker

Book: Why I Write, by George Orwell Station: St. Patrick Review: Wolf, who plans to start a PhD in the fall, said she picked up the book because she also wants to be a writer. “Considering it was written just after the Second World War, it’s pretty right on actually,” she said of the essay. “It’s making statements that I have thought about but wouldn’t have been able to say the way he said them,” she added. “It’s just making a statement on how important it is to actually take part in your society and to be aware of what’s going on, to actually question people in power.”

Azalia Loeciano, student

Book: You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers Station: King Review: Loeciano said Eggers’ debut novel, published on the heels of his bestselling memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, reminds

her of the classic, The Catcher in the

Rye. “I like the language. I like the writing as well,” she said. The story, which focuses on the main character’s guilt upon inheriting money he didn’t work for, is very relatable, she added.

Hamida Lalji, student

Book: Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling Station: Castle Frank Lalji said she’s enjoying the second book by Mindy Project actress Mindy Kaling, because it’s so relatable, like the star herself. “I don’t know if it’s because of her background or because she’s Indian too,” said the Ryerson nursing student. “(The book) is basically talking about her career and how it developed over the years,” she added.

Gabriel Morin, barista

Book: The Trial, by Franz Kafka Station: Chester Morin said he really likes the classic about a man who is arrested and persecuted for a crime without knowing what it is. “English is not my first language and I’m trying to improve it by not just reading kid’s books,” Morin said. It’s his first foray into Kafka, but he’s finding the book a perfect challenge so far.