Mindy's review
The Pleasure of My Company: A Novel by Steve Martin
I absolutely loved this book... even more so than Martin's first novel, Shopgirl. I'm pretty sure he's a genius.
The narrator, Daniel, has anxieties and compulsive behaviors that are completely absurd. He has many unlikeable qualities, but he is also kind-hearted, witty, and hopeful. Martin does a great job of humanizing him so that by the end, I empathized with all of his eccentricities.
I liked that the world was so tiny, rarely expanding beyond Daniel's apartment. Small things become monumental. It's an extremely well written book and I enjoyed every minute of it.
The narrator, Daniel, has anxieties and compulsive behaviors that are completely absurd. He has many unlikeable qualities, but he is also kind-hearted, witty, and hopeful. Martin does a great job of humanizing him so that by the end, I empathized with all of his eccentricities.
I liked that the world was so tiny, rarely expanding beyond Daniel's apartment. Small things become monumental. It's an extremely well written book and I enjoyed every minute of it.
