Part of DailyCandy’s Best of 2012 List Best 100 Books of 2012" -Kirkus Reviews"Fresh and funny, the images encapsulate the mortification, confusion and excitement that define so many 20-something existences."-The New York Times Book Review"Wonderful storytelling panache. Mr. Meno excels at capturing the way that budding love can make two people feel brave and freshly alive. Sweet simplicity."-The Wall Street Journal"Meno has constructed a snow-flake delicate inquiry into alienation and longing. Illustrated with drawings and photographs and shaped by tender empathy, buoyant imagination, and bittersweet wit, this wistful, provocative, off-kilter love story affirms the bonds forged by art and story."-Booklist (starred review)“The talented Chicago-based Meno has composed a gorgeous little indie romance, circa 1999. A sweetheart of a novel, complete with a hazy ending."-Kirkus Reviews"High on quirk and hipster cred."-Publishers Weekly, “Pick of the Week"Meno’s book is an honest look at the isolation of being a creative person in your twenties living in a city."-Daily Beast, “3 Must-Read Offbeat Novels"Along with PBRs, flannels, and thick-framed glasses, this Millennial Franny and Zooey is an instant hipster staple."-Marie Claire"Gorgeously packaged, it’s like a Meno box set 15 years in the making."-TimeOut Chicago"In this geeky-elegant novel, Meno transforms wintery Chicago into a wondrous crystallization of countless dreams and tragedies, while telling the stories of two derailed young artists, two wounded souls, in cinematic vignettes that range from lushly atmospheric visions to crack-shot volleys of poignant and funny dialogue."-Kansas City Star"Meno supplies an off-kilter, slightly inappropriate answer to the Hollywood rom-com. Meno is a deft writer. The dialogue in Office Girl is often funny, the pacing quirky, and some of its quick, affecting similes remind me of Lorrie Moore."-Chicago Reader"A charming and unpretentious hipster love story dest
