New books!

Last weekend I went to the bookstore and found 3 books to buy. So exciting! I purchased...

1. I Wish There Was Something I Could Quit By Aaron Cometbus
The new Cometbus book... I read it the night I brought it home. Having read Cometbus zines throughout my youth (ha, I'm amused I just used the word "youth") it is always comforting and strange to read one of Aaron Cometbus' books. It is strange because they are typed, not in the famous of the zine. And this book is particularly strange because it is not all about Aaron's life but actually takes the perspective of other characters too. I was put off by this because it seemed like... well, fiction, I guess.

2. Stop that Girl by Elizabeth McKenzie
I knew nothing about this book before I got it. Now that I've read it I keep reading all these reviews saying what a great teen novel it is. I didn't know it was considered a teen novel! Whatever. I also noticed that on the back of the book it said something like "McKenna single-handedly reinvents the coming-of-age novel" which made me want to barf a little. Well the book turned out to be fine, nothing thrilling. It was a quick read about a girl's kinda-crazy upbringing. But her upbringing wasn't crazy or funny enough to be that interesting.

3. The Effect of Living Backwards by Heidi Julavits
I haven't read this one yet but plan on starting it this weekend... I will report.