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Book Review of Then We Came to the End

Then We Came to the End
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Helpful Score: 8


A lot of critics loved this book, and Entertainment Weekly said it was hilarious and a good choice for anyone who was jonesing for "The Office" (this was during the writers' strike). Wow, I really don't agree.

"Then We Came to the End" is satire -- in other words, either the whole thing is funny to you, or it's not. There are no jokes, clever wordplay, or other comedy elements. That's OK -- satire is a legitimate form of humor; but this one was decidedly not funny to me.

Also, the second-person plural voice used in the novel ("We did this, we did that") was really jarring for me. I just plain did not like this book.