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Apathy and Other Small Victories

Author: Paul Neilan
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

9 reviews
Sales Rank: 9539

Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.9 x 0.8

ISBN: 0312352190
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780312352196
ASIN: 0312352190

Publication Date: June 26, 2007
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Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

An excellent read..More please!! May 30, 2008
This has to be one of the best books I've read in quite a while. His take on office life is something I can relate to - I used to work for an insurance company, though minus the cubicles the poor souls have to work in thank god! The characters are well written and it makes you wonder how many people close to home have influenced his writing.

Cynical and hilarious, I'd recommend it to anyone.

3 out of 5 stars

Funny gags strung together May 20, 2008
Basically this book is a load of very funny gags and observations strung together into a story that is pretty thin that just fizzles out. There are parts of this book that make you laugh out loud but overall the story says nothing and about half way through it becomes apparent that there is not much in the way of plot. At the end everything just seems to be sewn up within 2-3 pages without much thought.

4 out of 5 stars

Quirky, interesting, humorous February 6, 2008
unexpected from the first page, this little tale starts nowhere, ends nowhere but does it with a crass and knockabout style which makes it hugely enjoyable. The observations are crisp and the imagery vivid. There are flat points, and you have to relax into the world to avoid fighting the plausibility of the characters, however, this is not the point. Amusing, clever in places and overall a good read.

2 out of 5 stars

Funny, but not THAT funny December 13, 2007
This is he first book by this author so I will try not to be too harsh. The book is funny places, but overall it just seems a bit too glib for my liking. Jokes are recycled throughout the book so you end up with almost constant deja vu as you read it.

3 out of 5 stars

Not a LOL book but an enjoyable enough romp September 18, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I bought this book purely on the reviews listed on Amazon and I have to say i was slightly disappointed. I was looking for a book which would make me laugh out loud but I just didn't find it that funny - and I don't believe I have a sense of humour bypass. However, once I realise i wasn't going to get many humourous anecdotes from this, I began to enjoy the read and admittedly, it was very quirky in its approach. There are parts of the author's prose which I could really associate with from an office perspective (cubicle mentality) but I think I'll be in the minority in not finding this book that comical. It's an enjoyable enough romp but it didn't crack me up.