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Summary: Clever, irreverent, imaginative...
Review: A fairy tale of sorts. Clever, irreverent, imaginative, surreal in parts, and especially humorous if you've ever worked in "hi-tek." Guaranteed to provide many laughs out loud. Made me see the humor in the absurdities of my own day to day existence as a tech writer.
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Summary: Real comedy in real high-tech
Review: Before I begin, I must say that I worked with the author at one time, so use that fact as a guide when reading my review.The bottom-line is that this book was extremely funny, in a totally twisted sort of way. Having known the author from a previous work experience, I had an idea of what to expect, but that idea was quickly reached and surpassed. The story and characters are partly based on fact, although many things are exagerrated. Yet, it is the exagerration of many things that sheds the comic light on the participants and events of the story. Working in the high tech industry, I know first-hand that there are some strange characters that you will meet in your travels. But this bunch of folks that are described in the book are ones that you will encounter maybe once in your life time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants some comic relief from their daily grind. It does a good job of showing the reader how to find humor in the seemingly tedious tasks that face us all every day.
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Summary: An original, funny, amusing satire of the Hi-Tech world
Review: I loved this hilarious satire of the Tech environment. The characters were described with irreverance and wit. The off-color humour delighted me, as ANON portrays, as only an insider can...the inner workings of the Tekkies and their culture. Not for high techers only, I enjoyed the psychologically amusing characters, well developed and joyfully politically in-correct. I see Kevin Kline as the narrator in the future movie based on the book.!
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Summary: The Dilbert of technical writing
Review: Irreverent, funny, witty. Confirmed my suspicions about what the technical writing occupation was all about. If you're a Dilbert fan, what are you waiting for? Rush to the book store. If you're unfamiliar with Dilbert, then please read on. For those unfamiliar with Dilbert-type humor, hi-tek presents an un-politically correct observation of work and the high tech industry. Hi-tek can also be acerbic and cutting, yet with a clear understanding of the dreams and aspirations we all keep hidden. Clearly displays an underlying understanding, regard, and empathy for the everyday worker. Just like Dilber, it functions on several levels-- succeeding in giving a true representation of the high technology environment and the technical writing occupation in particular. But don't take my word for it--rush off to the bookstore and buy it.
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Summary: satire of our times
Review: This book represents very good entertainment and is also a stinging satire of our scary times. The author mercilessly exposes the high tech culture with Swiftian satire and Rabelaisian wild humor.
With razor sharp wit and bawdy narrative, the author describes a dehumanized world were people communicate by emails and acronyms
and became more and more disconnected from those around them.
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Summary: Captures the Essence of the High Tech Culture!!
Review: What a great "tongue in cheek" view of work life in the high-tech world. The characters, the situations are so "real"!! A great read!!
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Summary: Captures the Essence of the High Tech Culture!!
Review: What a great "tongue in cheek" view of work life in the high-tech world. The characters, the situations are so "real"!! A great read!!
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