"Superb!..."

I am now an employee of the World's Biggest Bookstore. I am so happy that interview went well, I was getting kind of nervous about it. The competition was pretty impressive, a third year university student majoring in literary studies and planning to take his masters in book and document conservation. He wants to own his own little bookstore. He also took the extra step into typewriting his resume on old library cue cards! Needless to say, I was feeling a bit underqualified next to him.

Well, I still got the job, regardless of him, and I start work on Tuesday. Is it bad that one of the drawing factors of this place is that it is right next to a used bookstore that happens to carry a vast collection of every book I've been planning to read? Before my interview, I picked up the John Irving book "The World According to Garp" and I've not really been able to put it down. I'm itching to continue it right now! It's got some really great snippits of writing in it, the sort of descriptions I just -have- to make a note of. For example:

"Bodger then brushed the feathers off his chest and tucked in his shirt, which was escaping, like a cream filling, from under his tight vest."

Now, when I come across that sort of imagery in a book, something inside me does a little joyful twirl. And the characters are spectacular! I can't get enough of these people, they're all so rounded and unique. It's really been a while since I've been this pleased with a piece of literature. What's more, I managed to find a really old (1979) copy that smells exactly the way a book should. And of course, it cost me only two dollars.

Definately get your hands on a copy of this one. I give it two thumbs up. More even! My big toes approve as well! In fact, it's so great that I'm going to read it right now. Bye!