Kristin's review
Shopgirl: A Novella
by Steve Martin
Kristin's review
Shopgirl: A Novella by Steve Martin
Kristin's review
rating:
bookshelves:
guilty-pleasure-reading
Why four stars? Why guilty-pleasure reading? I think because I saw the movie first, and the book is written by Steve Martin. Everything becomes mixed in my head....I rather enjoyed the movie (which also starred Steve Martin and Claire Daines--one of my favorite actresses). But--obviously--what makes a good movie doesn't necessarily make a good book, even if the two are nearly exactly the same (which these two happen to be).
Add in an ice-storm that left us powerless for hours yesterday (this book is a good choice to read by flashlight) and a desire for a good story, and I'm left with what seems to be a great reading experience...but is it because everything I'm reading is helping me to play the movie in my head while I'm reading it, or is it because the writing is good?
I don't know if I'll ever figure it out. What I do know is that this book has one of the most intriguing narrators I have ever read--it is quite different from other narrators, which makes me think that Steve...more
Add in an ice-storm that left us powerless for hours yesterday (this book is a good choice to read by flashlight) and a desire for a good story, and I'm left with what seems to be a great reading experience...but is it because everything I'm reading is helping me to play the movie in my head while I'm reading it, or is it because the writing is good?
I don't know if I'll ever figure it out. What I do know is that this book has one of the most intriguing narrators I have ever read--it is quite different from other narrators, which makes me think that Steve...more
