Comments on: Parks and reading

By: Kristi Helvig

Kristi Helvig — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:09:52 +0000

My little one hasn’t taken a nap since the day she turned two, and she’s four now…oh well. I live in the burbs, so most of my reading these days is done on the back deck facing the open space behind our house. I did just read ROOM by Emma Donoghue while on vacation at the beach–reading about an 11 x 11 existence made me very grateful to be outdoors.

By: EEV

EEV — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:08:58 +0000

Hi John.
I’ve read about the High Line on National Geographic, and I swear the first picture I saw I though “it must be awesome to read something urban there”.
Now, I’m not an out-of-home reader. I like reading in the comfort of my place, belly-down on my bed and elbows firmly set on the mattress. I’ve been reading like this for years. I don’t know, maybe if I try, I can enjoy reading outside. I tried at the beach, but it didn’t worked for me, the waves were distracting (or maybe this is me who loves the sea!). I’ll give it another try, though. Thanks for the post!

By: Melissa Alexander

Melissa Alexander — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:49:53 +0000

This was fascinating reading to me. I lived in a city in my early- and mid-20s, then moved to the suburbs where I had grown up. In my mid-30s I moved to the country and promptly suppressed everything related to living “in town.”

This was a wonderful slice of life in a city like none other. I love the cultural and atmospheric differences in the different parks. It never would have occurred to me that it would be this way! This is the sort of detail that works beautifully within a novel to bring the setting to life — even if the setting is completely fictional.