Personal Days- Ed Park

This was a fantastic read - I was pleasantly surprised and did not expect the final random plot twist. Be warned: you will appreciate this book significantly more if you work in a traditional office in corporate America. I not-so-recently started working in such an office, and this book made me smile in that it highlighted all the ridiculousness of processes and inter-office relationships. All the workers have their own quirks, and the author just nailed what office culture is really about. Yet in addition to all of this lighthearted mockery, the book is about office life in the recession and during a merger. The reader gets a clear sense of the fear and desperation that the characters feel with the loss of job security. I highly suggest reading this book!

4 1/2 bookworms.