While Deborah Graber’s pieces are always funny, this one is by far my favorite. The crux of this piece has to do with the infatuation and obsession of the unreliable narrator, but the paradox is that we all really crave this kind of life. The reader can relate.
Through the naive and often juvenile comparisons, Deb draws the reader into an L.A. fantasy that transcends setting. She is creating a world that everyone recognizes through pop culture references that grow increasingly off-the-wall. The humor is in the absurdity.But my very favorite part of this piece, is the cadence. The rambling, long sentences lend a sort of stream-of-consciousness and excitability to the narrator’s voice, punctuated by the conversational “yeah”s at the end of each section. This is great stuff!-Chera King, Editor
Sofia Coppola is My Favorite (Excerpt)
by Deborah Graber
