Jeffrey B. (coastiejeff) - , reviewed on + 12 more book reviews
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Highly recommended. This is a simple book, in all the best sense of the word, about a man facing his past, his present, and his future. Many of the classics used similar formulas (see Les Miserable!)but in this case the hero is the Manager of a Red Lobster in suburban Connecticut and not the hero of the revolution!
O'Nan is great at capturing little moments that in other hands could be wasted words, such as the little ways Manny, the protagonist, gently arranges items on tables as he walks by. Compared to the cast of characters joining him as the restaurant prepares to close and some head off to the Olive Garden to start over, those little moments reveal a lot.
An easy read, at 140, pages, and a great intro to O'Nan for newcomers. And anyone who has ever worked at a chain restaurant will just appreciate the attention to detail (O'Nan supposedly got a Red Lobster manager's handbook off Ebay).
O'Nan is great at capturing little moments that in other hands could be wasted words, such as the little ways Manny, the protagonist, gently arranges items on tables as he walks by. Compared to the cast of characters joining him as the restaurant prepares to close and some head off to the Olive Garden to start over, those little moments reveal a lot.
An easy read, at 140, pages, and a great intro to O'Nan for newcomers. And anyone who has ever worked at a chain restaurant will just appreciate the attention to detail (O'Nan supposedly got a Red Lobster manager's handbook off Ebay).
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