Stranger on a Train

Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America with Interruptions | Jenny Diski

Go to @Come-read-with-me page to see the story behind this giveaway. Sorry you‘ll miss your travel buddy. I‘ve been on Litsy for 5 years but really only started posting and joining read alongs etc last year and getting involved really changed it for me. Love all things Litsy now. I think I heard about it from Book Riot #strangersonatrain

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witchyreader13

Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America with Interruptions | Jenny Diski

#strangersonatrain giveaway asks how you found Litsy. For me, books have always been their own fandom - I'm always on the hunt for other readers & bookish online communities. I'm in a number of bookish groups on Facebook and someone posted that Litsy was like Instagram but exclusively for books, which sounded amazing to me. Unfortunately, it was only available on iOS at the time, but I kept stalking the website until it hit Android. Lol.

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BooksCoffeeNurse

Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America with Interruptions | Jenny Diski

I found Litsy through a Google search. I wanted something similar to Instagram for book lovers, without having to create an actual Instagram! I‘m sort of anti-social media. However, Litsy has been amazing. I absolutely love it, and I really have met some amazing people on here. ❤️❤️❤️ Head on over and check out this giveaway! #strangersonatrain

Come-read-with-me

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Oryx

Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America with Interruptions | Jenny Diski

Really enjoying this book - I have romantic notions about doing a long train journey, with just a scenery and some books. Even this more realistic portrayal isn't putting me off. Any other books about train journeys you'd recommend?

Cathythoughts There‘s an Alfred Hitchcock based on a Patricia Highsmith story .... Strangers on a Train. 5y

scripturient The hubs and I had this vision of us doing the Royal Scotsman journey... and then we saw what it costs. 🙈🤣🤣 5y

Oryx @scripturient yeah we looked into doing a train in Canada to Churchill - then saw the cost! 5y

Oryx @Cathythoughts I didn't realise that film was a book as well. Cool. 5y

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tricours

Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America with Interruptions | Jenny Diski

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I‘ve never taken a train in the US, but stuff like this sure never happens on European trains! Or do they? The amount of eccentricities Diski encounters on her travels are astounding, but perhaps it all has something to do with the smoking car... I hate smoking but couldn‘t help but sympathize with her when she found herself on a train without one. Brilliant writing!

8little_paws No more smoking cars on Amtrak, they're a thing of the past now. 6y

tricours @8little_paws I suspected as much! Poor Diski if she returns for a third trip 😅 6y

tournevis @8little_paws Unless there is a fire. Which happens on Amtrak. Amtrak is a s£%t show. 6y

Ddzmini Isn‘t it amazing that you could get to almost any state on a train 🚂. Yet not many people utilize the train system as actual transportation as much as airplanes ✈️ 😳 6y

Redwritinghood In the US, unless you live in the northeast, you probably never ride a train. Much more common to ride them between Boston and Washington, DC, though. 6y

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mrozzz

Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America with Interruptions | Jenny Diski

1. Definitely train when possible. The traffic is easier to handle than when I drive and is less terrifying than flying.

2. I don‘t think I‘ve been there yet. Need to travel more! Anywhere I can sit for long periods of time with a book & coffee or wine is perfect for me.

3. Yes! Celebrating New Years in London. 🇬🇧 Considering a summer weekend in Montreal. 😏
#TrivialThursday

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