Open thread: Which are the best books to read on the London Underground?

Just the ticket: Recommend the best reads for a tube journey

The London Underground is 150 years old. It opened in 1863, and last year transported over one billion passengers through its 270 stations. All very interesting, but if you are one of its daily users, it can be a crowded, smelly and uncomfortable journey. On the plus side, however, the absence of a phone signal makes this prime reading time. So, let's celebrate this birthday by naming the books best suited for reading underground.

I'm always on the look-out for one that is light and easily pocketed - if it's a physical book - with chapters, so I can read chunks between stops, but above all, distracting. Penelope Lively's Moon Tiger was just the ticket last week, and so far this week the The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce seems to be on the right track. What about you? Help your fellow traveller by recommending the best tube reads in the thread below.

Hannah Freeman
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