Book Review: Fire Me

April 9th, 2009

Author: Libby Malin

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

ISBN: 978-1-4022-1757-9

Website: www.LibbyMalin.com

Type: Fiction:Chick Lit

Pages: 304 Trade Paperback

Release Date: May 1, 2009

Purchase: $10.39 @ Amazon.com (HERE)

The Story

“Anne Wyatt has finally had it with incompetent co-workers, a boss who runs hot and cold, and meaningless busywork with impossible deadlines. But the day she goes in determined to hand in her resignation, she learns that her boss is planning to let someone go. She changes course, deciding to try for the lay-off and the severance package that goes with it.”

Throughout the day, she engages in hysterical antics designed to attract her boss’ negative evaluation, egged on by Ken, the handsome graphic designer in the next cubicle, who has his own ideas for liberation from the corporate grind. In the end, together Anne and Ken have to decide what is important in life, and what they need to discard without a second glance.”

(Above excerpt is from the www.Sourcebooks.com)

The Review

libby-pic This book has a story that happens during the course of 1 day! This fast-pace, humorous book kept me giggling throughout the night. The books that make me laugh out loud, well I just have a special place in my heart (and library) for them. This book certainly gave me plenty to giggle about and loads to remember fondly.

Anne and Sheila discover, on the very same day that they had intended to give their resignation notices, that their boss is intending on cutting back staff. To soften the blow, he announces that there is a HEFTY severance package just waiting for the person who will, unfortunately, lose their job at the end of the day. What the readers know and the boss doesn’t is that Anne and Sheila have already lined up new jobs. This severance package would just be a great nest egg to compliment their existing plans to move on. So it begins… the war to the finish between Anne and Sheila… who can get fired first? Their antics are the funniest part of this book and I loved them! They were pure genius!

For me, the romance aspect of this book wasn’t nearly as important as the race to get fired. There was a little romance and it was fine, but for me it was secondary to the main storyline. For anybody who’s wanted to really annoy their boss… for anybody who’s ever had it “up to here” with their job… this book is a fun read and will bring you lots of laughs.

On Sher’s “Out of Ten Scale:”

If you read my book reviews, you may know that I am a fan of Chick Lit. I just devour it! This was Chick Lit with humor that really set it apart from the others for me. I had a ton of fun with the book and really enjoyed it. For the genre Fiction:Chick Lit, I am going to rate this book an 8.5 OUT OF 10.

My thanks Sourcebooks for this funny read!

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Molly:

April 9, 2009 at 3:02 am

Well, I am not normally a fan of chick lit — but this sounds very clever and I may just have to make the exception and read it

Kathy:

April 9, 2009 at 4:53 am

Any book that makes you giggle through the night sounds good to me.

Ladytink_534:

April 9, 2009 at 5:55 pm

Sounds like a very cute book! Can’t help but wonder who “wins” or if the author went the usual route and picks someone else altogether or something.

Luanne:

April 10, 2009 at 9:38 am

I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it – it’s on my pile!

Caspette:

April 11, 2009 at 6:03 am

This sounds great. I do have a soft spot for chick lit and heck anything that involves “sticking it to the boss” sounds great to me.

Kristi:

April 11, 2009 at 5:32 pm

I have this book to review also – I am excited to hear that it was so funny. I am looking forward to a humorous book! I will include your review when mine goes up!