Reading, Writing, and Me

The Book of George  by Kate Greathead thank you to Henry Holt for the chance to read this novel early by sending me an advanced copy. on bookshelves October 8. Overview: George is a genius. Then he's a man-child. A predictable tragedy that befalls many precocious children. George's life fails to launch after college. He meets a girl that would give him her entire world, but he squanders it one careless dirty dish at a time. He's incapable of caring for himself, of doing for himself, of making things happen for himself. Or maybe incapable is the wrong word. George simply refuses to do it. The Book of George  is hilarious, but it's also a quiet tragedy of everyday life.  Overall: 4.5  Characters: 5  If An Abundance of Katherines grew up, it would become The Book of George , and I find that uniquely delicious. George is a brainy, awkward child. Then he's an average college student, paralyzed by perfectionism and indecision. He's unable to choose a path, doesn'...