Review: Wonderful story of life and love in the big city!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2014
Laurie Boris really makes me depressed, y'know? She's just too good a writer. Makes the rest of us look like pikers, dagnabit.I was lucky enough to be a beta reader for this story, and I have to say that it's hard not to like it. Laurie's characters are real. Her prose is vivid and enthralling. The last time I read one of her books, I hated the characters; I mean, I wanted them all to be run over by steamrollers. But I kept reading that book until the end, because the story just drew me in. That's the same thing with The Picture of Cool.If you're reading this, please get off your high horses first before buying this book, as you are going to encounter a situation in it that some of you might find "offensive" or "evil" or some other moronic thing. Far too many idiots have that hang-up and if you do, this is NOT the book for you. Don't read it, don't leave a preemptive review, just go find a corner and live your sheltered life in deserved ignominy.If you like a good story, a bit of romance, and realistic portrayals of human beings in love, then this is the book you SHOULD be reading.