Faulkner, Hemingway and Fitzgerald may be widely acknowledged as America’s preeminent literary talents, but none of them have gotten down with The Situation in a hot tub. This is where Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi enters the equation.
The ‘Jersey Shore’ star’s first novel, ‘A Shore Thing,’ is scheduled for release this week and early buzz has contenders for the National Book Award shaking in their boots.
Snooker’s prose encompasses all of the subtlety we’ve come to expect from the pocket-sized party girl, from the terse descriptions of her lifelong passions to the exquisitely-crafted allegory between her emasculated “juiceheads” and Puccini’s tragic heroine in ‘La Boheme.’
After the jump, we contrast Snooki’s work (courtesy of the New York Post) with the literary greats, whose talents she has not only equaled but clearly surpassed.
On seeing another person, as if for the first time:
Fitzgerald: “Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons and preserves, of the freshness of many clothes, and of Daisy, gleaming like silver, safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor.”
Polizzi: “He had an okay body. Not fat at all. And naturally toned abs. She could pour a shot of tequila down his belly and slurp it out of his navel without getting splashed in the face.”
Full story: Read excerpts from Snooki’s book, prepare to have mind blown