I bought that book over the weekend because a) it won't get any cheaper, and b) classes start up in just about one month and no more pleasure reading after that. Of course, I don't want everyone to know that I am reading it so I took the dust jacket off. A few other people on the train had the tell-tale purple binding after removing the dust jacket as well. But still, I thought, no one will see mine.
But my ruse was busted when a young woman sat down next to me on the train with the purple book out. She gave me one of those up and down looks that said that she knew what I was doing. I think she was on the same page as well. I'm still not reading it on the subway though.
