What I'm Reading...

"Welcome to Barnes and Noble, how may I help you?" the Information Guru said. I think I'll call him Lovelace for the sake of this post. Reminds me of that Penguin in Happy Feet.

"Yes, I'm looking for something written by a Diablo Cody?" I said.

"A who?", he blinked.

"Diablo. Cody." I said slowly. Everyone tells me to slow down as I tend to talk way too fast. Sounds perfect in my ears, probably like a cracked out chipmunk to others. "She has a movie out right now called Juno, so I thought I'd see what else she wrote."

"You mentioned a movie, what was that?", Lovelace asked.

"Uhm, Juno?" I half asked.

Nodding, Lovelace's fingers glided across the keys. Turning the monitor to face me, he pointed to 2 line items.

"Looks like she has a book called Candy Girl." he smiled.

"Yes, that's the one. Couldn't remember the name." I nodded and smiled. "Great."

"We have one copy left. Head upstairs and make your way towards the back. Halfway there, make a left walk towards the window to the Biography section. It's under 'C'". Lovelace said, gesturing to the escalators.

I thanked him and made my way up. It didn't take very long to find the book, a small pink novel that looked it could be read in it's entirety on a train ride. Checking out some of the supernatural fiction, I didn't see anything that outright caught my eye. On my way out, however, I took a peek at the recommended books. Mark Danielewski's "House of Leaves" was there, which made me smile, and there was also a strange Clive Barker one there (a Mr. Good Boy, or something along those lines). I steer clear of Barker, he confuses me.

On my way out, I did find "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy. Of course, I could just go and see the Coen film, but novels tend to give you the characters' thoughts in a way I haven't seen film capture yet. After I finish the book, I'll see the movie.

Hopefully, they'll both be good.