We took to the towpaths of Tompkins Square Park this week to ask locals about their new and offbeat summer reads.
Kim Fuerth, 21
Student, New York University
Reading: Ishmael
“It’s about a man having a conversation with a gorilla about nature. I studied abroad in Ghana and all of my friends there recommended it. I’ve been really into reading in shady parks lately like Tomkins; it’s good because you don’t sweat.”
Hank Dreve, 62
Jeweler
Reading: Bob Dylan Chronicles
“I’m saddened by the fact that the world he describes no longer exists. Right now I’m reading a part that takes place in New Orleans; he writes it so colorfully that I feel like I got to see it before the hurricane.”
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