Review: Someday Mishka will totally find love
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2012
I've read all of Mishka Shubaly's Kindle Singles, but this is the one where he cuts himself closest to the heart. In a world where we offer carefully prepared veneers to each other to gain everything from jobs to romance, Mishka bares himself. He shows every wart, every gray pubic hair, and every moment of black self-doubt that we've all had but probably don't bring up on the first date. He shows an integrity that's hard to find when most of us have become accustomed to chasing the polish and promise of a carefully crafted exterior, no matter how false.The saga of trying to hoist up an edifice of a cool, collected bachelor for fame as well as love, and the aftermath of the attempt, seemed equal parts Irvine Welsh acid rollick and a Jane Austen heroine's clear-eyed adaptation to a new and dangerous corner of society.Mishka's heart may be patched with desire and duct tape, but I have a prediction. Anyone this funny and kind will find true love, and that's a story I'm looking forward to reading.