Shopgirl
by:
Steve Martin (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780641877803 (0641877803)
Publish date: September 14th 2005
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
The more I learn about him, the more convinced I am that Steve Martin is the ultimate Renaissance man. I read his most recent novel, An Object of Beauty, a few months ago and was impressed by his authorial talents, as well as his knowledge of great art. Though Shopgirl is a piece of his from a bit f...
I read and really enjoyed Martin's book "The Pleasure of my Company" a few years ago. It was quirky and sweet and I found it very funny in parts. I was hoping for more of the same with Shopgirl when I stumbled across the unabridged audio but for some reason it's not working for me. At all. I'm f...
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009/01/review-shopgirl-by-steve-martin.html
I love Steve Martin and have loved his writings since his 80's comedy 'Cruel Shoes'. This is a completely different kind of book and he proves he's brilliant with anything he does.
I’m pretty torn on how I feel about this one. There were parts that I wasn’t crazy about (when Martin seems to be trying too hard to either get a laugh by nudge-nudging your ribs or seem “deep” by making his characters have mind-blowing epiphanies when it just doesn’t seem natural), but there were p...