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Summary: Hysterical!
Review: This book was hysterical - my girlfriend and I read it out loud to another another and laughed for days. Anyone who has any connection to the ad biz will bust a gut at the stereotypes at the agency. Read this as soon as you can.
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Summary: E-asy reading
Review: A friend recommended this book to me, and I was initially very skeptical. It sounded too gimmicky and too British for my taste. A novel written entirely in emails sounded like a cute idea, but I figured there was no way it could sustain its narrative for 300-plus pages.It sat on my shelf for months, until I got called for jury duty and needed a book I could read in small chunks and put down at a second's notice. Once I got into it, I became obsessed with the story and the characters and less and less interested in the court case. This book is hilarious. Beaumont is clearly a gifted writer who finds an endless number of clever ways to transcend his book's gimmick, making it an asset rather than a liability. He's able to use people's emails to give us insight into their personality that would never come across as sharply in a traditional narrative. Keep in mind before reading "e" that the format of the book takes some getting used to. It's hard to keep all the characters straight for a while or to remember which ones are involved in which storylines. But be patient. The author is very skilled at differentiating among the email "voices" of his characters, and soon they'll be as three-dimensional as the characters of any great comic novel. Also, if you're an American like me, have no fears that you won't appreciate the British humor. The setting is incidental. This is a book about corporate politics and could probably apply to any country -- and any industry as well (the book is set in an advertising firm, but no matter what business you're in, you'll swear you know people just like these!) If you're in the mood for a fun, easy read, you've found it! I can't wait to read whatever Matt Beaumont writes next!
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Summary: great fluff!
Review: I read this book in one evening. It made me laugh, which is about the highest praise i can give any book. So when you're in the mood for something that is very entertaining to lift your mood, i highly recomment this book.
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Summary: Sadly (and hilariously) true
Review: I've worked at an ad agency for 12 years (for a few of them, actualy). It's amazing how we fall into stereotypes. This book is amoung other things (like funny and clever) very true. Anyone aspiring to get into this business should read it. Anyone already in it, has to.
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Summary: Dilbert on Steroids - BRILL!
Review: Normally I would be allergic to a self-absorbed expose' of the advertising industry, but this story, rendered solely through office e-mail messages, is astonishing and hilarious. Moreover, I'm inspired to upgrade my own pedestrian e-pistles to the next creative level. May even throw in some cheeky Brit-icisms.
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Summary: corporate insanity thru e-mail; surely this isn't fiction!?!
Review: Matt Beaumont's first novel is a glorious wicked look at an advertising company run by half-wits, infantile managers, sex-crazed secretaries, and all the sort of neurotic people that I thought could only exist at where I work. :-) It's all rather silly (fortunately the author doesn't take matters too seriously). But like Bridget Jones's Diary, this is a story told through little snippets (e-mail messages). And while this format is initially grating, it soon becomes familiar and rather engaging. Don't expect any serious prose or intense characterizations here. This book is made for easy reading. And it is hilarious. While the humour is a bit on the 'Men Behaving Badly' side and rather British-centric, I think most anyone who works in an e-mail driven company will find much to enjoy with this novel. Bottom line: wonderfully silly. But the author hits home with great humour and biting satire. Perfect for those who take corporate life too seriously.
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Summary: You'll recognize them too!
Review: Very funny and superbly written! If you've ever worked in or just had the chance to get at taste of the inside living of an ad-agency you'll definitely recognize the characters in Beaumont's book. If you've always wondered if their minds really work the way you think, 'e' will confirm your worst fears... To all the others: this book doesn't exaggerate at all - it is a unique opportunity for you all to see how things really are in the world of advertising... Five stars!
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Summary: An absolute gem!
Review: This book is such a fascinating read about dirty office politics! Presented in a "Dilbert-style" satire format, the story will teach you all there is to know about the game of office politics. I often found myself laughing hysterically because of the fantastic humor. This is the one and only book you need to learn about the reality of the working environment. Read it! You will no doubt enjoy it!
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Summary: Clever - So very, very clever!
Review: It's original, it's hilariously funny, it's well written and it's probably a fairly accurate description of life inside a top Advertising Agency. Matt Beaumont has skillfully told his story through a series of e-mails. Sounds dreary? Not at all, 'e' rates as one of a few that I put into the unputdownable category. Once you're into the heads of the major players, you just keep going - and going - until the last page. As other reviewers have pointed out, Beaumont has been able to characterize his major players in the style and content of the notes they send. If you're looking for this month's read - buy 'e'. It a chuckle a page.
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Summary: Great cheeky fun
Review: This is one of the best novels I have read in recent times. Like many of the other reviewers, I was wary of the fact that the book is written entirely as a series of inter-company e-mails. However, Beaumont pulls it off fantastically. The key element to the humor is the duplicitous nature of the main characters. In the personal e-mails to each other, we see what they really think, and in the business e-mails, and to contrast, the business e-mails are all brown-nosing and have the forced quality of many official e-mails. There also several running jokes, such as the agency president's e-mails getting diverted to the Finnish office, and the many amorous liaisons among the underlings. What I found surprising that Beaumont was able to flesh out the characters so well. Every one of the characters has a unique voice and as the book progressed, I found myself cheering when something bad happened to Simon, the conniving creative director. I whole-heartedly recommend this book to all.
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