blood and popcorn
P-Man's amusing, stop & smell the rose-colored glasses attitude is definitely contagious. Don't you remember when the simple triumphs and surprises of life gave you a kick? Aren't there things happening right now that give you a little pleasant satisfaction? Say, this Taco Bell seven-layer burrito is really good. Wow, it sure is nice to have a watch that's just right for me, and actually keeps pretty good time. Hey, I missed the bus, but the weather's fine, and I can smell the donuts baking in the shop across the street.
BLOOD & POPCORN doesn't just capture a time, but an attitude as well. It takes you back to those days when burning ambition wasn't too hot to handle, and the color of the grass on your side of the fence was coming along just fine.
This reviewer appreciated Perri Pagonis' Blood and Popcorn for many of the same reasons that Adam and I do. It concerns little more than a suburban nobody working a crappy retail job in a Northern Virginia mall and getting a girlfriend, but it will remind you how fun everyday life can be. Only the best works of Daniel Manus Pinkwater are as powerful.