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Oct 11, 2022treade rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Predominantly first person plural, past tense, with an important section that switches to third person, present tense, Ferris here gives us an unrelentingly honest look at modern office life, a look that is often funny, often sad, and…
Apr 18, 2020
I agree with the reader who commented that you either really like this book, or you don’t. I found it ultimately unreadable. Nothing funny or interesting at all about the characters, nor a compelling story. Perhaps it has something to do…
Dec 08, 2016DBRL_LaurenW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This novel manages to be, by turns or sometimes all at once, absurd and funny, moving and poignant. The book's plot points and characters feel recognizable, especially if you've ever spent time in a cubicle speculating about who might be…
Dec 06, 2016GLNovak rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book revolves around a group of office workers at an advertising agency who are paid quite well, but seem to spend their days doing all kinds of non-work related things. The sword of layoff is hanging over them and their reactions…
Jan 15, 2015
I liked this book which makes sense as I loved "The Office" and I like Dilbert. It starts off great and although I agree that it drags a little in the middle I am glad. I stuck with it as it picks up and is exciting' funny and sad in about…
Oct 19, 2014
"As downsizing continues to decrease their numbers, the remaining copywriters and designers at a once-successful advertising company spend their time gossiping about who's next (or whose anxiety is getting the best of them), competing for…
grantos
Jun 22, 2014grantos rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Loved the first person collective tense. Classic example of an office setting, hit home, great novel.
Jun 04, 2014modestgoddess rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
From the comments here, I'm guessing it's a polarizing work - people either love it or hate it. God, I loved this book. The use of first-person plural - such a neat device. Found it very witty and enjoyable - Dilbert for the literary…
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Apr 10, 2014oO_Oo rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I tried really hard to like this book. But I just couldn't. The first person plural narrative seems affected and forced. Also I couldn't care less about any of the characters. They were flat and although I felt like Ferris tried really…
Esther77
Jul 22, 2013Esther77 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I really wanted to like this book. I love workplace stories, and the idea of the style seemed interesting. But...something about the writing just wasn't that interesting. It took a really long time to read, and I didn't feel that…
Feb 24, 2013lisahiggs rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This must be the strongest, most well-written comedic first novel about a workplace ever published – it really beats the hell out of that category. It’s like Catch-22 meets The Office. At first, Then We Came To The End seems like a…
Jun 27, 2012
If you like "The Office" with Steve Carell, you'll like this book. I enjoyed it because it is the same kind of humour....dry and quirky.
Oct 20, 2011tegan rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
The first chapter or two were good...and then the story started to drag on and on. I quit.
May 21, 20118217549 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
not funny. didn't like it
May 12, 201122950011267937 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful story told unusually in first person collective "we." Once you understand the storytelling method, the story really flows. It's at times pessimistic and at times cheerful but usually humorous. If you ever have worked in an…
Apr 15, 2011catdog1018 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I found it hard to get into the characters and the plot of the book. The narration jumps around so much between events that it lost me sometimes. The writing is funny and interesting from the first person plural perspective but there…
Feb 06, 2011rekowal rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I found this book amusingly quirky. I think you either really like it or don't, nothing inbetween
Oct 08, 2010otislambert rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I didn't find it very funny, I thought that it was very flat. I haven't worked in an office so it may have been funnier if I had had that experience.
Aug 18, 2009vickiz rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The initial flat affect and vaguely disorienting first person plural narrative voice of "Then We Came to the End" might be off-putting at first. ("We were fractious and overpaid. Our mornings lacked promise. At least those of us who smoked…
Jul 11, 2009
A really enjoyable book for anyone who works in an office environment, especially during economic lows. Cubicles vs. office politics, the boss, the dedicated professional, sensitive types, and those a bit off kilter . . . and then, when…
Feb 08, 2008
Amazon.ca top 25 books of 2007.
Dec 07, 2007hadley rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Amusing and poignant, told in a unique third-person voice. Recommended for anyone who's ever worked in an office or suffered through a company on the way down.
Oct 10, 2007pgmitch rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a wickedly funny book. I was laughing out loud at almost every other page. But it is far more substantial than a novelization of a Dilbert strip, which is how Ferris's book seems to have been sold by its publishers. What struck me…