false 6226041 1550228587 9781550228588 84 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255965969m/6226041.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6226041.Overqualified 362453 Joey Comeau 312 65 0 2009-05-27T03:06:07-07:00 807662 17 2009-05-27T03:06:07-07:00 5 3 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 04:36:46 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 17:39:08 -0700 2009 before I physically got up to drink coffee. Reading before coffee! It's possible to do that, you know. I wouldn't have believed it before today. I am now living proof.

ANYWAY. Overqualified is a novel told in cover letters (if you're a fan of A Softer World, yer probably no stranger to Overqualified), by a dude named--oddly enough!-- Joey Comeau. BUT! It is not just a compilation of cover letters. There is a running narrative of grief and love and identity throughout. And it is presented in a grim, tongue-in-cheek, smart, sharp and whimsical, sorta nostalgic way that makes it hard to stop thinking about after you close the last page.

Mostly it is bleak and hilarious and heartbreaking.

Joey Comeau is a great writer. He does not waste a word.
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