Must. Put. Book. Down

I have a rule when I decide to read a book. If the author's been dead for a while, I buy the book used. If the author is still alive and kicking, I'll actually pay full price. I have this rule not because I'm cheap, but I believe that the author should be rewarded for the effort of writing the book (or short story collection, poetry, etc.). If we have, say, Homer, he's been dead for a while, and the only ones that will be benefiting from me purchasing The Odyssey for full price are the publishers. I don't think the publishers were the ones to write the story, or even encourage Homer to get in the story telling business. If the writer is still alive to appreciate my hard-earned money going into their pocket, I'll gladly pay full price from a bookstore. I'm glad I made the decision to head over to Barnes & Nobles today during my lunch break during school. I had thought about stopping after my classes for the day, but I had caught up on my homework and had nothing better to do, so I made the trek down the road to the bookstore. 

I didn't even know that Tina Fey was working on a book until yesterday when The Second City's Facebook  page kindly shared a link to a review of the book. All I had to do was read the name Tina Fey and the "reviews" for the book from the likes of Tracy Morgan, Trees, and Mark Twain, and I knew that I need to read this book. The book is called Bossypants and is a memoir written by Fey. As a huge fan of 30 Rock, and witty comedic writing, this book is heaven to me. Immediately after I bought the book, I headed to Subway to get my usual Tuesday lunch (since it's my long day on campus, I actually eat lunch), and once I parked the car, I decided I had to start reading the book. I couldn't even manage to go in and get my food before I cracked the book open. Two chapters later, I decided that I would finally go get my food, go back to campus, finish my day at school, and then I could read more later. I'm now 120 pages into the book, and though I'm tempted to read more, I've decided that I need to be a good college student and do my homework. It's rare for me to feel this way about a book. There are many books that I get into, but usually I don't have this trouble putting them down to read later. This book draws you in with it's witty writing that will actually make you laugh out loud (and not LOL). I'm usually not one to go and tell people to buy things, because I don't like to hear people tell me how much they hate something after they purchase it. I am going to tell you to go out and buy this book. If you don't think it's hilarious, then I question your sense of humor (if you have one at all). Tina Fey knows how to write, and she does it very well. She was a head writer at SNL for many years and now is a writer/executive producer/ actress on 30 Rock, so you've seen her work for yourself. If you are a fan of laughing, go to the bookstore and buy Bossypants, and don't wait until someone mistakenly sells their copy to the used book store, it's worth full price.