Shopgirl
Registered by mummafour of Adelaide, South Australia Australia on 6/29/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
5 journalers for this copy...
I love steve Martin as an actor so I had to read one of his books. I really enjoyed reading Shopgirl.Poor Mirabelle has to choose between the rich Mr Roy Poter or the guy called Jeremy. Sending this off to jubby!
Hurray for www.bookmooch.com, bookcrossing and Mummafour!
I have been eyeing this book off for some time now, and thanks to Mummafour, I now have it in my possession! All I have to do now is read it...
I have been eyeing this book off for some time now, and thanks to Mummafour, I now have it in my possession! All I have to do now is read it...
Journal Entry 3 by jubby at Oz VBB in OZVBB, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, December 17, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (12/17/2007 UTC) at Oz VBB in OZVBB, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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I've been struggling to read anything that has not been a bookring, so I had this marvellous idea that I would enter the smallish books I wanted to read from my tbr pile into Freelunch's Virtual Book Box, and then when someone requested it, I would HAVE to read it.
And so far, it has worked.
I read this book in two sittings, and was amazed. It really was not what I was expecting.
So, are there any 'normal' people in L.A., or are they all struggling with issues of depression, attachment and self-realisation?
Not a bad little read at all.
But, KLL has requested this book, and I've dropped it into the post for her.
I've been struggling to read anything that has not been a bookring, so I had this marvellous idea that I would enter the smallish books I wanted to read from my tbr pile into Freelunch's Virtual Book Box, and then when someone requested it, I would HAVE to read it.
And so far, it has worked.
I read this book in two sittings, and was amazed. It really was not what I was expecting.
So, are there any 'normal' people in L.A., or are they all struggling with issues of depression, attachment and self-realisation?
Not a bad little read at all.
But, KLL has requested this book, and I've dropped it into the post for her.
My second book in the post today!! :-) Thanks very much to jubby for posting it along.
(And, yes, I've been using the 'put on VBB Oz and then *have* to read it when it's requested' technique with some success too! :-)
(And, yes, I've been using the 'put on VBB Oz and then *have* to read it when it's requested' technique with some success too! :-)
I feel ashamed when I look how long I've had this book, given how long it actually took me to read! (about a day). I had a vague idea about what this book was about, based on what I knew of the movie, but in reality it was quite a bit different. Fortunately, though, I really enjoyed this book (after taking a while to settle in). It's short, but sweet, and Steve Martin write rather well!!
aussieangel2 has selected this out of the VBBOz and I will send it on in the next few days.
aussieangel2 has selected this out of the VBBOz and I will send it on in the next few days.
In the post today!!
Journal Entry 7 by aussieangel2 at Oz VBB in OZVBB, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, October 7, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (10/6/2016 UTC) at Oz VBB in OZVBB, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to catsalive with a book selected on OzVBB. Read or release!
Thanks, aussieangel2.
A strange little tale. Short & easy to read. I'd like to see how it comes across in the movie - if it ever comes on tele again I'll give it a viewing.
From the comic genius of Steve Martin comes a contemporary fable of life an love from the point of view of a shopgirl behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus.
Mirabelle, a semi-glamourous young woman who is making her way through the romantic jungles of Beverly Hills/Los Angeles, is an aspiring artist who prides herself on her clothing aesthetic. Unfortunately, she doesn't always have the best taste in men. When she meets a young Turk named Jeremy, whose idea of a great second date is a visit to the Laundromat, she sees him through a haze of prozac and other anti-depressants, and through the prism of her own poor self-esteem. But then she meets Ray Porter and thinks he could be her Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, he does turn out to be a worldly, rich gentleman who is a kindly and even exciting lover, but he never really takes Mirabelle seriously.
Together, Mirabelle, Ray, Jeremy, and a few other suporting characters populate this insightful piece that is sometimes quirky, sometimes comic, and sometimes languid as a summer day.
From the comic genius of Steve Martin comes a contemporary fable of life an love from the point of view of a shopgirl behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus.
Mirabelle, a semi-glamourous young woman who is making her way through the romantic jungles of Beverly Hills/Los Angeles, is an aspiring artist who prides herself on her clothing aesthetic. Unfortunately, she doesn't always have the best taste in men. When she meets a young Turk named Jeremy, whose idea of a great second date is a visit to the Laundromat, she sees him through a haze of prozac and other anti-depressants, and through the prism of her own poor self-esteem. But then she meets Ray Porter and thinks he could be her Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, he does turn out to be a worldly, rich gentleman who is a kindly and even exciting lover, but he never really takes Mirabelle seriously.
Together, Mirabelle, Ray, Jeremy, and a few other suporting characters populate this insightful piece that is sometimes quirky, sometimes comic, and sometimes languid as a summer day.
Journal Entry 10 by catsalive at Little Readers Street Library in Oakhurst, New South Wales Australia on Friday, October 4, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (10/4/2019 UTC) at Little Readers Street Library in Oakhurst, New South Wales Australia
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Left in the library.