This principle is reflected in their mission statement and most recently, in the pop-up library project that sprung in part from a blizzard burying a sizable portion of their publications.
The Chicago Underground Library, an organization dedicated to the collection and distribution of local independent and small-press media, is nothing if not about adaptation created by necessity. What do you do when a natural disaster takes out your library? You go mobile. This also has the added benefit that when Amy finally does break away from her comfort zone, the emotional impact is greater because she seemed so resigned to coasting through life.įeature Fri The Chicago Underground Library Lives and Thrives While a lesser author may take the easier route by having Amy chafe at her work-a-day lifestyle, playing the lone rebel card or chained tiger role, the fact that Hornschemeier has her take it in stride hammers home her believability. I felt that these everyday situations worked so well because they were conveyed with such earnestness and honesty. The mundane comings and goings of Amy's life resonated with me so much that I read this entire book in one quick sitting, unable to set it aside. The result is a compelling look at a startlingly real-life protagonist. What Hornschemeier does best here is to take those pointless work conversations, droll lunch time exchanges and meaningless dates and turns them into the meat and bones of Amy's story. However, equating this book with boredom isn't even close to what I'm trying to get at.
Dangerous bottles the dull, deadpan and, frankly, boring minutiae that fills most of our time on Earth. In short, Amy is a girl who's got it going on. She must also endure isolation, boredom, the trials of dating, an unsympathetic boyfriend, a nagging mother and a soul-crushing workplace. Dangerous", and her own amusing inner thoughts. Stuck at a crossroads, Amy meanders through life against the backdrop of her favorite rerun-laden television show, "Mr. Dangerous, follows the exploits of Amy Breis, a dissatisfied Midwestern twenty-something. Paul Hornschemeier's latest outing, Life with Mr.
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