Penelope by Rebecca Harrington
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I picked up the proof of this book based purely on the Wes Anderson referencing quote on the back and ummed and ahhed and “Do I like it? Don’t I like it?” for about a week. It turns out I didn’t really like it and Anderson’s name should be nowhere near it. The name, Zooey Deschanel, however, should be ALL OVER IT. In fact it should just be repeatedly printed over and over and over again on every single page until the book is full, leaving just enough space to end with “It should just be a Zooey Deschanel film”. And perhaps also a photo of Zooey Deschanel printed on the jacket looking particularly Zooey Deschanel-y in it. I couldn’t care less what happens to Penelope and didn’t read far enough to know if maybe that was the point of the book. I do however have an unquenchable need to watch New Girl forever until I die.
