( 12 reviews )
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Posted: Feb 18 2009
Let's face it--Martin Lukes is egotistical, arrogant, and clueless--and that's exactly why you'll like him. This book is a substantial but quick read in the vein of a male "Bridget Jones," but with extraordinarily better self-esteem. Told completely through email and text exchanges between Martin, his family, co-workers, and his "life coach" Pandora, it takes the buffonery and bluster of The Office's Michael Scott and injects it with steroids and a better job.
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Posted: Jan 7 2009
This book is so true to corporate life. Martin Lukes is an egotistical suck up working for a bunch of the same. I love the way the author manages to characterize using a few short words in an email. For example we know Keri Tartt only from Martin's emails until the very end. When Ms. Kellaway shares with us the farewell and thank you email from Keri to her coworkers, we learn that--as we suspected--Ms. Tartt is not the very special love goddess of Martin's dreams, but is actually an airheaded bit of fluff. I love this book and I highly recommend it, especially to those in corporations everywhere who simply don't get the humor. Read it. Read it again. And if you still don't get it, take a good look at yourself in the mirror and be careful you don't lose your Blackberry.
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Posted: Oct 22 2008
OMG. This was freaking hilarious! Middle management at it's best. I keep walking along saying "I need to creovate!" and snickering to myself. I keep waiting for someone to wonder if I'm slowly losing it. Martin. Dear Dear Dear Martin. You, my dear, are the reason I no longer work in a corporate setting anymore. Seriously, people. If you've ever worked in an office with more than 10 people, read this. It's got it all, made up words, "rah rah" rallies, insane leaders, overpaid hot air blowers, buck passing... oh, it's just all too juicy!
