Shaindel's review
Shopgirl: A Novella
by Steve Martin
Any minute now, I'm sure the Presidential Candidate I Will Vote For will declare a Federal Bailout Amnesty Program on all outstanding student loans. Roll the meter back to zero. *sigh*
Crap...I can't even think of the stuff I could afford to do if I didn't have student loan debt... travel to Europe, have children, who knows? I might even try to grow tall enough to be an astronaut.
Shaindel's review
Shopgirl: A Novella by Steve Martin
Shaindel's review
rating:
recommended for: Steve Martin fans, novella fans, people with emotions :-)
I read this book out of curiosity because I'd always wondered what kind of writer Steve Martin is. (I mean, I'd used his quote "I think I did pretty well, considering all I started out with was a bunch of blank paper" for YEARS in writing classes, at the tops of syllabi, etc. I could at least see what he'd done with that blank paper.)
I was pleasantly surprised. I *really* liked this novella. It was the right size for the story. I think too often writers cram a lot into a short story or stretch out not enough into a novel. I really liked the character of Mirabelle. I liked her struggle to find herself. She was believable. She had real thoughts, real feelings. I was a bit thrown by the Jeremy conversion toward the end of the book, but I don't even understand love and romance in real life, so making it have to be a stretch in a book isn't a huge downfall for me. I am SO glad that Ray Porter remained Ray Porter throughout the novella, decent (sort of) but never full...more
I was pleasantly surprised. I *really* liked this novella. It was the right size for the story. I think too often writers cram a lot into a short story or stretch out not enough into a novel. I really liked the character of Mirabelle. I liked her struggle to find herself. She was believable. She had real thoughts, real feelings. I was a bit thrown by the Jeremy conversion toward the end of the book, but I don't even understand love and romance in real life, so making it have to be a stretch in a book isn't a huge downfall for me. I am SO glad that Ray Porter remained Ray Porter throughout the novella, decent (sort of) but never full...more
Any minute now, I'm sure the Presidential Candidate I Will Vote For will declare a Federal Bailout Amnesty Program on all outstanding student loans. Roll the meter back to zero. *sigh*
Crap...I can't even think of the stuff I could afford to do if I didn't have student loan debt... travel to Europe, have children, who knows? I might even try to grow tall enough to be an astronaut.