52Books - #37: Who Will Run The Frog Hospital? by Lorrie...

#37: Who Will Run The Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore

I don’t feel good today. To be graphic, I feel like my brain is coming out of my nose. This is the type of feeling that usually leads me to read a lot. Since I hadn’t even picked up a book in several days, this one seemed like a good idea. So between my diner breakfast, work commute, lunch break, and home in bed, I read this entire thing today.

Now, I don’t know much about Lorrie Moore except that she’s all over the internet these days. She lived up to the hype, of course, and even though this book is now fifteen years old, you’d never realize it. Why? Because feelings about growing up never actually grow up; they usually stay the same. It’s like she said to me, “Hey, you were 9 when I wrote this but I think you’re going to realize that I know you’re future except for the fact you won’t live in New York, you won’t work in an amusement park, you won’t drive out of state for scandalous activities but you sure will feeeel some stuff.” I mean, geez.

Anyways, the book is a rather easy read and a good one for just about all of you. The only sad part about my experience with it is that I lost the bookmark that a friend and I found at the bookstore when I bought it. It was a note from a mom to her son saying that she couldn’t call but she hoped they could make it to the department store soon. It was written on a Sunday. You would have loved it.

Tags: #i haven't read over this #too many antihistamines #someone call the whambulance