November 26, 2015, Thanksgiving afternoon -- Reading Alexandre Dumas

On Haight Street

He is reading The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. He reads it once every two years or so. He reads it again and again not, he said, for the revenge, but because, of the way the character's heart is warmed and he's allowed to be human again.

I asked him it was his favorite book and he said he didn't know if he had a favorite book, but the book he has read the most is Fool, a parody of King Lear by Christopher Moore.

November 18, 2015, Wednesday Evening -- Reading Haruki Murakami

Leaving the BART station

She is reading The Wind -Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami. It was recommended by her sister-in-law and she had a heard a lot of people talking about it. However, although she's almost finished, she doesn't love it.

Her favorite author is Kurt Vonnegut.