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Title: Simple, Hilarious and Profoundly Moving
Review: The Pleasure of My Company really caught me off guard. Having read Martin's other books, Shopgirl and An Object of Beauty (both which I really loved, by the way) I decided to read this little novella. I'm so glad I did, because Daniel Pecan Cambridge, the main character, is the type of character that stays with you. He is highly flawed and has many OCD-like tendencies- the sort of person that society normally casts aside and labels as "freak". But Martin really gets into Daniel's head- and ultimately ours as he leads Daniel down a path where he fights to lead a life that is not dictated by quirky fears. There were many moments in this book where I literally laughed out loud- it is so humorous and heart warming and at the end I found myself welling with emotion- the proverbial lump in my throat that only occurs with the most prosaic of prose. 5 stars.
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