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asked by shagdag on November 23, 2006 3:27 PM
She was just writing a story.

When Anna Koval decides to creatively kill time at her library job in Austin by teaching herself HTML and posting partially fabricated stories about her life on the Internet, she hardly imagines anyone besides her friend Dale is going to read them. He's been bugging her to start writing again since her breakup with Ian over a year ago. And so what if the "Anna K" persona in Anna's online journal has a fabulous boyfriend named Ian? It's not like the real Ian will ever find out about it.

The story started writing itself.

Almost instantly Anna K starts getting e-mail from adoring fans that read her daily postings religiously. One devotee, Tess, seems intent on becoming Anna K's real-life best friend and another, a male admirer who goes by the name of "Ldobler," sounds like he'd want to date Anna K if she didn't already have a boyfriend. Meanwhile, the real Anna can't help but wonder if her newfound fans like her or the alter ego she's created. It's only a matter of time before fact and fiction collide and force Anna to decide not only who she wants to be with, but who she wants to be.


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I loved Pamie's site for years. Thought the book was terrible, but it might be funny to you if you didn't know how much funnier and deeper the site could be. And I kind of feel the "woe is me, it is so hard to be a famous blogger" shtick is pretty annoying, like, I'm sorry that you wrote stuff that people responded to, and I know it got a little crazy and cultlike here and there, but I also remember that being encouraged on the site of yore. Anyway. The book was a big letdown (and even a turnoff) for me, but I can imagine it might be enjoyable if you don't have any expectations.
reviewed by work on November 26, 2006 12:08 PM

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I saw the cover of this book one day when I was at the library and I laughed to myself, but I checked it out anyway and have been a huge fan of Pamela Ribon's work ever since. This book is hilarious, but it also delivers some serious messages. It's articulate, full of personality, and it's great motivation for anyone who wants to someday become a writer. Ribon has accomplished so much with this book! Every woman should read it.
reviewed by john316 on November 27, 2006 12:50 AM

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