After hearing people kvell about Bryan Lee O’Malley’s books for so long (and since the movie version is currently being shot) I borrowed all five the existing books and read them in basically one sitting. At my kitchen table with a pot of coffee and a Pat Metheny CD on repeat.
Probably not the best way to do it (it does get a tad repetitive after a while) but, holy smokes, I can totally see why people are so in love with these books.
Scott Pilgrim made me both yearn for my early 20s and thank the stars I’m past them simultaneously. Fun, touching stuff, but also very clever. And wonderfully visual. Here’s hoping the movie is one fifth as cool.
