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Russell Wiley Is Out To Lunch (2010)

by Richard Hine(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1935597140 (ISBN13: 9781935597148)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

AmazonEncore

review 1: It took a bit... Why were the events of such a mundane life so important? Well, it was Russell's life. It was what prompted change... Or the change happened. I admit it took a bit to get into this book. The random pieces of Russell's life didn't make sense. Then as the events became clear, major things occurred... And I realized; it was an interesting to read. At some point in the last fifty pages, I realized why it was this book felt so familiar to me. It's reminiscent of Bright Lights, Big City. I felt like I was reading a slightly happier, less drug filled version of Jamie Conway's story. I enjoyed it... Loving the ending so much.
review 2: Starts slowly as the story of a sadsack middle management publications exec with an unsatisfactory home life, but picks... more up as the book progresses. It winds up rather nicely as Russell Wiley, the lead protagonist shucks off his frustrations as an unappreciated talent who has lost his ability to give his full energy to the job and decides to take on the role of a "unicorn," adopting the image of a successful executive, delegating the detail work to his staff. He begins dealing with his peers and superiors through adopting a somewhat cynical attitude that he has everything under control, while manipulating personnel decisions to his benefit. This leads to a conclusion that, without revealing plot spoilers, might best be described as a middle management fantasy outcome.The novel is amusing in a low key manner that captures a good amount of reality of office life in a struggling enterprise and the humor improves as the story progresses. While the main character is not especially sympathetic at the outset, he becomes more so toward the finish. I enjoyed the read. less

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