Review: A Personal Favorite
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2012
I just reread this book and realized I hadn't left a review, which is, as Howie would say, ridonk. It remains one of my top five favorite reads for so many reasons, among them being the ability to make me laugh out loud from the first page to the last, and for allowing me inside the world of Artie Craft's Arts n' Crafts (and yes, it is genius).Howie is a man at a bit of a crossroads. He had big plans, and then said plans were put on hold indefinitely when his father died and he stayed to help out his mom. In order to fulfill his woefully misguided plan of meeting a lot of girls and having a lot of sex, he applies for a job at Artie Craft's Arts n' Crafts. Instead of providing a life of debauchery, as he anticipated, he meets people who change his life forever. With Kristy, Cora and Arthur, and his already best friends Amber and Mitch, he finds himself.I don't want to give anything away. Just read this book. All of the characters (not just a few) are so fantastically lovely, and I would be hard-pressed to choose a favorite. Maybe a four-way tie between Howie, his mom, Cora and Emily (Howie's twin brother's homely fiancee'). If I could choose any world to live in, it would be this one. It's a clever, funny, touching story with a heart.