The Girl Who Reads on the Métro Condition:Well Read Guinevere must navigate a court

Guinevere must navigate a court in which the old--including Arthur's own family--demand things continue as they have been

homophobia

in a bar in Singapore

audio programs

and serving in Viet Nam

The Girl Who Reads on the Métro Condition:Well Read Guinevere must navigate a courtJuliette takes the metro every day at the same time. Line 6, the elevated metro. What she loves above all is to observe those around her who are reading. The old lady, the rare edition collector, the math student, the young girl crying on page 247. She watches them with curiosity and tenderness, as if their readings, their passions, the diversity of their lives could bring color to her own, so monotonous, so predictable. Until the day Juliette decides