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Summary: Now why didn't I think of that?
Review: This is the same author who wrote the sweet and funny Princess Diaries series for teens. But this book is definitely for grown-ups. It is the tale of a twentysomething human resources manager at a New York city newspaper. Her crazy boss, nicknamed the Tyrannical Office Despot, makes our heroine fire the beloved cafeteria cookie lady. The cookie lady then sues the newspaper for wrongful termination. Our heroine winds up giving a deposition and falls in love with the newspaper's cute lawyer. The best part about this book is that it is written entirely in e-mails, letters and journal entries. Now why didn't I think of that?
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Summary: This is a Book?
Review: This story does not give the talents of Meg Cabot full credit. Good for a few laughs but you may get more out of a chat session.
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Summary: Electronic communications don't show characterization
Review: This story was told entirely through email, instant messages, voice mail, court transcripts, personal letters, cards and journal entries. Though there were some funny moments, an entire story executed in this manner leaves out one important device - characterization. We don't see the characters, we don't experience their thoughts, we don't have dialogue, we don't see their environment, their mannerisms. Because of this, I felt the story was lacking.There are some funny moments and I think if PART of the story was told in electronic communications and the rest in narrative, it would have been very good. Another flaw was that every character's 'voice' was similar and communicated similarly. Their email, voice mails and instant messages were so similar, they could have been one person.
She also did this thing where whoever was chatting/emailing would clarify in this manner: "John Doe came in and punched Mr. Smith. Oh, he's so handsome. John Doe, I mean." Every character would clarify WHO they were speaking of using the "...I mean" phrasing. It served only to bring me out of the story and realize a single person wrote this and a novel should never distract the reader from the story with flaws like this.
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Summary: Very quick, fun, enjoyable read... however...
Review: What I could not stand about this book was that every character sounded like the same character. The characters all had the same manner of speaking and clarifying what they meant by saying 'blah blah blah... I mean...' We know who and what the characters were talking about and to have every character speak the same way was a bit irritating. I really loved the story because I can relate to it, but this book really lacks a lot of character development. But it was a fun read regardless.
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