The Portable Veblen, by Elizabeth McKenzie, is a brand new novel that's been labeled quirky, original, highly entertaining. All these things and more are true, it's fresh, and unexpected, and I loved the pictures.
Veblen is a thirty something woman working as an office temp, translating Norwegian, with a passion for studying the economist Thorstein Veblen, her namesake. She also talks to squirrels.
Her fiance is a neurologist working on an invention that could make him rich fast and allow him access to the materialistic life he dreams about in Silicone Valley. Although they seem quite at odds, and are not helped much by their dysfunctional families, a wise squirrel steps in to save the day.
Hilarious,well written and thoughtful, I loved this book. Recommended read.
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