merry krimble everyone!
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A fantastical light hearted read to take your mind off the stresses of life and have a laugh at those less fortunate than yourself. I read this in less than a day and had a good giggle to myself throughout.
Martin - the narrator is the sort of colleague you would want to punch if you had to work with him. The book exposes those sad losers working in companies who feel they need to be trendy, use abbreviations and management speak to impress but it always backfires on him making them look ridiculous- though of course he doesn't realise it.
I loved the lifestyle/business coach 'Pandora' with absolutely no business experience at all charging just £300 per hour for her 'expertise' (her background as a dancer, lived in a bedsit, had cancer but overcame it by positive thinking and of course with the right attitude millions just came to her!! as it does).
I look forward to reading the FT on a Thursday I believe to catch up with Martin's exploits at A-B my only wish is that I read this a year or two ago to give me ammunition when dealing with similarly obnoxious people as Martin.
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Too close to home for a few people!
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A very enjoyable read, not a classic but certainly made me laugh more than once. Anyone who's worked in an office environment post the advent of e-mail and the 'Blackberry' will be able to relate to this and there will be some instances that the book highlights that are a bit too close to home for some of us! Loved the 'coach' angle, as it really highlighted the ridiculous 'insecurities' of management that have been allowed to develop in the UK workplace over the past 15 years. Not a compelling read, but certainly one that will have you laughing out loud and one you'll keep coming back to.
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Not funny - buy "E: a novel" instead....
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Sorry guys, I didn't rate this at all, it's a rip off of a book that came out a few years ago. If you want a really hilarious read, get yourself a copy of "E. a novel" by Matt Beaumont, it really is so much better. Enjoy, Jo
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Thanks for that, 'alimerryyeah'
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Nothing like a concise and accurate review like the one below to warm the cockles. Best wishes, Ali - Matt Beaumont
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e is the book you're looking for
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i picked this up at the airport and put it down before the plane took off. This is such a bad bad rip off of e! the thing about marketing depts. is that you don't have to make it up, the majority of them are ripe for the picking. the problem is this book has gone for the most obvious cliched and actually untrue stereotypes possible. annoy me..
ps. "it's a show stopper?" please...
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