Helpful Score: 6
A very enjoyable book with a very likeable character. This book is both sad and funny, light and heartwarming. I'm glad I read it. It was a "pleasure" to meet Daniel.
Helpful Score: 6
This is the second book I've read by Steve Martin. I thought Shopgirl was beautiful & poetic. The Pleasure of My Company is a close second. It took me a little bit to get through the first pages but once I did, it greatly intrigued me. The main character is complex, yet very human.
Helpful Score: 4
An interesting look into the life of a man challenged by his own psyche and striving to expand his small world if only one step off the curb at a time ~ Steve Martin is an interesting author who's writing is unlike any other ~ he revels in writing the vulnerable underbelly of a character and as always, can make you laugh out loud. I loved Shop Girl and I really enjoyed The Pleasure of My Company.
Helpful Score: 3
Read it for a bookclub and enjoyed it but spent most of the book imagining it as a movie screenplay where Steve Martin plays the leading role-- as would be expected, it captures his sense of humor well. Basic plot: obsessive compulsive man learns how to grow out of his shell and find meaningful friendships along the way by helping others.
Helpful Score: 3
It is difficult for me to explain why I liked this book. There was just something very innocent about it, which I found refreshing.
