![]() If we're using labels, it's most accurate to call it chick lit heroine Claire Flannery is like Bridget Jones for the 2010s (this is a good thing). I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Īnother paean to being young(ish) and not knowing what you want to do with your life, this debut is less acerbic than other recent novels of millennial ennui - such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - but no less enjoyable. Overall, not my cup of tea unfortunately and not really one I'd recommend. These little bits and pieces of funny moments though just weren't enough to make me fall in love with the jumpiness of the story. With the randomness of this read you can weed through and find some funny moments.įor instance Claire goes to the gym to cancel her membership and ends up signing up for a personal trainer instead. The argument with her mother was a little weird and slightly disturbing too, not sure how that even happened. Starting off after her leaving her job we randomly have someone tell her she needs to remove a Buddleia plant which Claire then seems to obsess with way more than you'd think would be anywhere close to entertaining. This format was so frantic that I really wasn't connecting much with Claire at all. Written in somewhat of a diary type of format the book is made up of just random happenings in Claire's daily life. It still had it moments here and there but a lot of it is so scattered that I struggled to make sense of just what was going on most of the time. Not Working had potential to be a really funny read but unfortunately I found that it fell way short of that mark in my opinion. ![]() ![]() In the midst of a disagreement with her mother and her relationship becoming strained with her doctor boyfriend Claire is determined to continue on her journey of self discovery. Her family and friends are confused by her actions and eventually Claire manages to start pushing them away. Not Working had potential to be a really funny read but unfortunately I found that it fell way short Twenty-something Claire decides to quit her job in order to find herself and decide what she'd rather be doing. Twenty-something Claire decides to quit her job in order to find herself and decide what she'd rather be doing. What emerges is a candid, moving portrait of a clear-eyed heroine trying to forge her own way, a wholly relatable character whose imperfections and uncanny observations highlight what makes us all different and yet inescapably linked.more Without the distractions of a regular routine, Claire confronts the best and worst parts of herself: the generous, attentive part that visits her grandmother for tea and cooks special meals for her boyfriend, Luke, and the part that she feels will never measure up and makes regrettable comments after too many glasses of wine. The problem is, she's not exactly sure how to go about finding it. Without the distractions of a regular routine, Claire confronts the best and worst parts of herself: the generous, attentive part that visits her grandmother for tea and cooks special meals for her boyfriend Claire Flannery has just quit her office job, hoping to take some time to discover her real passion. ![]() Claire Flannery has just quit her office job, hoping to take some time to discover her real passion.
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