Being a 16 year old girl I have never ventured outside of the young adult realm, I've always found good books to read in the YAR section. As the years have passed and the books around my room continue to pile I felt a need to move away from badly written books about vampires and Harry Styles. Which brought me to my search for a book by an adult for adults. A few things drew me to my first adult book
So today I embarked on a journey to find Mindy Kaling book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). Where I live only has a few bookstores, Borders having shut down my options were limited to Hastings, the Dusty Bookshelf and Signs of Life. The Dusty Bookshelf being local and also a buy/sell store was crossed off the list without checking. Signs of Life is extremely Christian and although that's where I purchased Steve Jobs I did not believe it to have a book by Mindy Kaling, so again I decided not to check.
Upon arriving at Hastings my first thought was to go to the Biography section, assuming that the book was an autobiography/ memoir. The book was not there. Either I'm stupid or Hasting sets things up oddly because after asking a worker I found out it was in the Humor section. This should have made my search easier but I couldn't find the Humor section. So I had to ask another employee who referred me to another employee who then helped me find the section. I am a teenaged girl full of pride so I dismissed the third worker to help me in my odyssey. Then I was lost again because the books went in a loose alphabetical order, understandably so because people must move the books around and try to place them correctly
but not get it correct.
Anyways I found the book after a while and I got my dad to buy it for me. Which brings me to the price. I bought the book for $14.99 which is very pricey for a paperback if you ask me. I checked amazon when I got home and it was $5 for a used copy, mine was not a used copy but you get my gist. On kindle it was $4.99 which was astonishing. According to Google at Barnes and Noble it was only $5. I am heartbroken that I was cheated out of $10 but having this book almost counteracts this dismay.
Just by looking at the front and back covers I
- It's by the hilarious Mindy Kaling
- The Mindy Project is my favorite show
- She's Ivy League educated just like a bunch of my favorite people
- I'm in the business of supporting fellow women of color
So today I embarked on a journey to find Mindy Kaling book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). Where I live only has a few bookstores, Borders having shut down my options were limited to Hastings, the Dusty Bookshelf and Signs of Life. The Dusty Bookshelf being local and also a buy/sell store was crossed off the list without checking. Signs of Life is extremely Christian and although that's where I purchased Steve Jobs I did not believe it to have a book by Mindy Kaling, so again I decided not to check.
Upon arriving at Hastings my first thought was to go to the Biography section, assuming that the book was an autobiography/ memoir. The book was not there. Either I'm stupid or Hasting sets things up oddly because after asking a worker I found out it was in the Humor section. This should have made my search easier but I couldn't find the Humor section. So I had to ask another employee who referred me to another employee who then helped me find the section. I am a teenaged girl full of pride so I dismissed the third worker to help me in my odyssey. Then I was lost again because the books went in a loose alphabetical order, understandably so because people must move the books around and try to place them correctly
but not get it correct.
Anyways I found the book after a while and I got my dad to buy it for me. Which brings me to the price. I bought the book for $14.99 which is very pricey for a paperback if you ask me. I checked amazon when I got home and it was $5 for a used copy, mine was not a used copy but you get my gist. On kindle it was $4.99 which was astonishing. According to Google at Barnes and Noble it was only $5. I am heartbroken that I was cheated out of $10 but having this book almost counteracts this dismay.
Just by looking at the front and back covers I
- Assumed it's a very good book because it's a paperback with a matte finish (much appreciated lack of gloss)
- Wondered where I can find the background because it's the definition of classy
- Wanted to ask Mindy what she does to her hair to make it so nice
- Realized she's Indian and know that she just rolls out of bed with hair that millions of people buy for hundreds of dollars
- Giggled at the little Mindy on the back cover
- Said "YAAAS MINDY MY QUEEN"
It's safe to say that I'm ready to read this book.
