Pleasure of My Company

I just finished listening to this fun novella written by Steve Martin. It is written with Steve Martin's sense of humor and wisdom. It's one of the things I like about his writing. He has these quirky characters with an underlying sage-like quality. The book is about a man who has some psychological problems. He can't walk to the Rite-Aid unless he crosses between two driveways, not at the corner curbs, so it takes him a hours to get anywhere. Another one of his quirks that I enjoyed was that he had to have a certain amount of wattage on in his apartment, so if the lights were on in the living room and kitchen, he would have to turn off the lights in the kitchen to turn on the lights in his bedroom. Very funny! One line of wisdom he wrote at the end of the story was "There were still many takers for the quiet heart." Great read.

Right now I'm reading Vanity Fair, I Capture the Castle, and Eragon with B.