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Book Review of The Office of Desire

The Office of Desire
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Helpful Score: 1


I couldn't get into this. It really annoys me when the point of view waffles back and forth between several narrators, especially in short bursts. It's impossible for me to find a flow and get comfortable in the read. Some of my favorite books have multiple narrators, but a story has to be really, really, really worth the effort for me to get over that writing style, and this one wasn't.

I was bored. None of the characters stood out, none of them were likeable, and I wasn't attached to any of them by 1/4 the way through. I quit trying. I will say that the office environment was realistic, having worked in a medical office myself and been involved with very similar dynamic changes, inappropriate work place relationships, and the daily grind of it all. But honestly, this book needed a lot more pep and color.