I admit, I'm a sucker for books with "New York Times Bestseller" slapped on the cover, or with any other sort of award or accolade attached. It draws me in. I figure, if people loved this book enough to make it a bestseller, or if committees loved it enough to give it an award, it's probably fantastic and worth reading. All of the quotes listed on the inside cover of this book claimed it was hilarious and made the critics laugh and was "an utterly winning screwball comedy." Here's the thing-- I didn't think anything about it was funny. At all. Maybe I have a messed up (or nonexistent) sense of humor? It was amusing at parts, I suppose, but more because of the quirkiness of the main character than anything else. It was a light read, but not one I would have much of a recommendation for, in all honesty.