The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Do you like to be alone or around other people?  I’m a people person.  In The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman, the main character Nina likes to be alone.  She has severe anxiety.  Her life revolves around the bookstore, her cat, trivia competitions, and her planner.  She talks to her cat named Phil and she mimics him talking back.  Nina's planner is a character in itself.  She has two coworkers Polly and Liz who keep her in check with their witty banter.  The trivia competitions were hilarious.  She meets Tom.  She likes him but likes being alone also.  Her life is interrupted when She learns the identity of her father.  She was raised by her nanny, Lou, as her famous photographer mother traveled.  He has died leaving her innumerable sisters and brothers with ages ranging from fifty-nine to ten.  She also gains many nieces and nephews.  It was fun watching her and others learn the things they had in common even though they didn’t grow up together.  There were several discussions surrounding shows and books that cracked me up like the ones about Wile E. Coyote and Curious George.  The ending was totally unrealistic but that’s the fun of stories.  The book has several parts about sex and male private parts. They were funny but made me wonder if people really do talk like that with their friends and whether men really send pictures of their private parts that often?  But the banter contained in the book about all topics was so fun.  This was definitely different for me, but a fun escape.