Reader's heaven
Some of my book club books came in on Saturday, Shopgirl among them. I read most of it at work that day, then finished it up when I got home. It was sooooo good. It was actually frightening how much I identified with Mirabelle. "[Her friends] Loki and Del Rey aren't there yet, and Mirabelle has the annoying thought that they might not show. It wouldn't be the first time they'd left her stranded. As Mirabelle never shows her distress, it is assumed she is fine in all circumstances and Loki and Del Rey never figure that their failure to show is really a thoughtless ditching." That could have been written about me.
I was also really impressed with the way Steve Martin adapted it to film. There is so little dialogue in the novella, maybe 5% total, and film is so dialogue-centered. But with a minimum of voice-over narration, Martin manages to transfer the inner working of his characters onto the screen. As an aspiring screenwriter, I was impressed.
It was one of those books that I devoured as quickly as possible, then when I was finished with it, sighed because I wanted more.
I was also really impressed with the way Steve Martin adapted it to film. There is so little dialogue in the novella, maybe 5% total, and film is so dialogue-centered. But with a minimum of voice-over narration, Martin manages to transfer the inner working of his characters onto the screen. As an aspiring screenwriter, I was impressed.
It was one of those books that I devoured as quickly as possible, then when I was finished with it, sighed because I wanted more.