“Was She Pretty?”

“What a loaded question. If there’s one thing to take away from this book, it’s that you should never ask this one. Was she pretty? Of course she was.

The book is a series of very short bios, usually one or two sentences about an ex. For example, “Katya’s boyfriend never stopped sending her postcards” or “Isaac would not let Rebecca answer the telephone in his apartment.” Mini stories on one side of the page, sketches on the other.

I can’t decide if this would be a great book or a depressing book to read right after a break up. Maybe both. And maybe that’s why the detatched sweetness of the book is so effective.”