‘Flawless’

The first week of school is well underway. Yesterday, I had the brilliant idea of riding my bike. I wanted to be healthy. I wanted to get some exercise. Obviously, I didn’t want to walk the rest of the day. I’m so sadly out of shape I could hardly move my legs last night. But, I must be a glutton for punishment because I plan on doing it again this morning. If I don’t write again tomorrow, y’all will know why.

But enough about me. I wanted to share a book I finished last night, Flawless, by Lara Chapman. Lara was one of the fabulous ladies who attended the Immersion class with me last week. In her novel, Lara takes the classic story of Cyrano de Bergerac and transforms our main character into that of a high school girl. Sarah is beautiful: gorgeous blue eyes and killer blonde hair. She has one major flaw: her overly large nose. When her best friend, Kristen, begs her to snag the new guy, Sarah turns to Facebook and email. Unfortunately, she has to sign all those deep messages with Kristen’s name. Of course mayhem ensues. But it was a fabulous read. It was fun to think about what Cyrano would be like in today’s world.

If you have the chance to read this book, do it. Then rent Steve Martin’s Roxanne, another modern telling of Cyrano. And then let me know who you think suffers more from their physical imperfections: boys or girls.