Hey again everyone, yes, a second review!
This book is phenomenally funny. Jen Campbell is author of a blog as well as this book and, as you might have guessed, the book is composed of all the weird and wacky, crazy, zany things that customers do and say in bookstores.
From 'Literary Pursuits' to 'Out of Print' (the first and last sections in the book) this book will keep you entertained for hours, hours I say. I came by this quite by accident, actually, I was in Uptown and, there's this little bookstore in Uptown that I like to go to, the one I mentioned had it's 30th anniversary recently(well I say recently but was that really May?) It's in my New Books post here. I was browsing, incidentally that's where I found out that 'The Book of Life' by Deborah Harkness (the third one in the Discovery of Witches series) was out in hardcover. I was browsing and I found it in the bargain bin interestingly enough. Well, I picked it up (and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern) and I left. I spent 2 hours in the Starbuck's down the street reading it (well almost 2 hours but let's not be pedantic) and I laughed the whole way through, though, some things were just a little sad.
I think Neil Gaiman puts it best (from the cover) "So funny. So sad...Read it and sigh"
I think absolutely everyone should read this book, it's funny, it's charming, and good if you're in need of a laugh or two (here blog can be found here) (Yes I'm experimenting with hyperlinks so sue me) Interestingly enough there is one more in this series currently (all the details are on her blog) but there is a third instalment coming autumn 2014)
Read this book and sigh, or laugh, or whatever you make of it. Definitely glad I picked it up.
See you another time readers, until next time keep reading!
I read this recently. People do say the strangest things!
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