253: A compelling snapshot of humanity in transit

I love this book. I love the ingenuity of it, I love the contemporariness of it, I love the symetry of it and I love that you get 253 stories in one. Each page has 253 words describing 253 characters with an end goal (one collective narrative of a train ride).As a London lass, riding the tube regularly, this book speaks to me personally as well as jovialy, this is a book for people who love the written word, love a good story and enjoy seeing an author play with his medium in a confident and new way.

I loved the idea of this book so much, and was so sorry to have missed seeing it on the web ([...]/) before it was published on wood pulp, that I have set up a Facebook group for people to put their own 253 word profile on. (If you have seen the book/website, you will know what I mean)The group is called "253 or tube theatre" and is open to all postings. Please join in, it's only for fun, it's an homage to Geoff Ryman's great book/website so be nice people.

I brought this book many years back and lost my copy so I got another once..... Its a great read and as I travel on the Tube everyday it makes me look at my fellow travelers and wounder what are they thinkingIts a shame this is not in Kindle version but hope that one day it dose.

very nice

This is a well book at a really good price. I am very happy with this purchase. Very happy !

The layout of the book is a bit odd, and i wasn't really sure about the relevancy of a lot of the information. It's a good idea and i really liked the sound of it from reading the back, but i just couldn't get on with it at all.

I did not care for this book and was hoping that it could be a lot better and go into more details about some of the passengers. Many of them sounded so similar.

this is the book i wish i had written