I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle

I think tonight I’m going to go check out an appearance by Larry Doyle, a former Simpsons writer who’ll be reading from his debut novel, I Love You, Beth Cooper. I have to say I’m a bit intrigued by this book because the story it tells, that of a geeky guy pining after a beautiful, unattainable female, is so contrary to my own experience. But that’s really one of the great strengths of fiction, isn’t it? Being able to slip inside another person’s skin and see the world from a completely new and alien perspective. Actually, I’ve been reading up recently on these so called “geeks,” and it’s really quite fascinating. It turns out that they tend to be into science fiction, computers, role-playing games … actually, a lot of the same sorts of things that I’m into. Who knew?