I loved this book. I tried to think of another way to start this review, but that is the overwhelming thing that comes to mind. Reading Molly Hacker Is Too Picky! is like getting together with an old friend you haven’t seen for a while and catching up on all that has happened in her life during the past year.
I do not remember the last time I read a comic book or graphic novel. I wasn’t much of a comic geek back in the day, although I did enjoy my Garfield and Far Side collections in between classes in junior high, and occasionally read Archie just because my best friend did. But when Ellen Lindner queried us with her graphic novel, Undertow, I jumped at the chance to read it because it was something different.
Let’s start 2009 with a success story! I had the pleasure of reading Robert Toonkel’s book, Chappaqua, in August as part of our Back to School focus. Just yesterday, I noticed Robert’s book had gone live on Amazon since the review. I decided to cross post our review to his Amazon page and also noticed the book had a new cover.
Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of first discovering Will Entrekin’s work while reading his self-titled book, Entrekin, for one of the first reviews for this blog. In his book, Will has an essay called “What I Saw That Day,” which recounts Will’s personal story of being in Manhattan on the day of the World Trade Center attacks seven years ago. Recently, we visited with Will again to interview him about that essay and to talk about his plans to blog it on the anniversary this year.
Will Entrekin’s self titled book, Entrekin, is a book that has had some exposure already. Upon writing this review, I have not taken a look at his popular MySpace page. Nor have I read the PODler review he links to on the book’s page at Lulu. Having read Mr. Entrekin’s book for myself now only validates why I started The Lulu Book Review in the first place. This is a POD book with lots of heart and character. It’s well polished. It is good writing.
