About this title: Every office is a family of sorts, and the ad agency Ferris brilliantly depicts in his debut novel is a family at its strangest and best, coping with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780316016391ISBN:031601639X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Lots of wear to cover. Pages are free of writing or highlighting. Uncreased spine. Not gift quality but a sound reading copy! Fast confirm and shipping! ! ! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 385 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780316033879ISBN:0316033871
Description: Very Good. Minor cover wear and tear. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13:9780316016384ISBN:0316016381
Description: Good. 0316016381 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13:9780316016384ISBN:0316016381
Description: Good. 0316016381 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 0316033871 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13:9780316016384ISBN:0316016381
Description: Good. 0316016381 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date Published: 2008-02-26
ISBN-13:9780316016391ISBN:031601639X
Description: Very Good. Unmarked, uncreased, gently used. Cover has slight shelf wear. Pages clean & bright, binding tight. *Ships Next Business day* read more
"Possibly it's not fair that I rate this book, as I was unable to finish it. I enjoyed it at first, but as the pages wore on (and on, and on) with nothing in them of forward motion or tension (I understood there was no plot and was willing to go with that, but I needed something, something -- please!), I lost interest. Another problem was that there was only one character (the woman boss with cancer) to care about at all. Even my own many years' experience of cubicle-ville failed to help me stay involved. My (unfair) judgment: A self-indulgent mess. I actually ended up stuffing it into a 1-800-GOT BOOKS pickup dumpster."
"The view point in the book can be wearying at times, but it creates a picture of something that almost all of us recognize, the modern office.
Like much good literature, it asks the question, "What in life is really important?" It, also, makes clear that the people we spend the most time with, our co-workers, may not be the people that we believe them to be. That may be a good thing."
"In his first effort, Ferris creates a book that is somewhat like peanuts: you just keep on reading, not actually paying complete attention. Ferris is successful in re-creating the atmosphere of a downward-spiraling workplace, showing the characters' behaviors, motives, and interactions deteriorating along with the company's fortunes.
Ferris also portrays the feelings of a woman facing cancer surgery in a completely believable and moving way. This part of the book is told from a third person p.o.v., which sets it off nicely from the rest of the book.
However, most of the characters are un-engaging; the reader cannot keep their identities straight, nor can the reader work up much empathy for them.
The last line of the book is a small jewel. Harris shows promise here and I hope we see more from him."
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