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The Cubicle Next Door
Siri Mitchell's insightful, funny chick-lit style shines in this story of putting up walls and tearing them down--all for love.
Jackie Harrison, a computer administrator at the Air Force Academy, is a self-proclaimed geek who must share her cubicle space with the new guy, instructor and former pilot Joe Gallagher. She turns to her online journal to vent and eventually to ex...more
Jackie Harrison, a computer administrator at the Air Force Academy, is a self-proclaimed geek who must share her cubicle space with the new guy, instructor and former pilot Joe Gallagher. She turns to her online journal to vent and eventually to ex...more
Paperback, 340 pages
Published
August 1st 2006
by Harvest House Publishers
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First off, let me say how totally and completely aggravated I was with Jackie's uptight personality. Listen, I eat organic, recycle, and try to conserve, but her neurotic behavior and piety about her choices made me crazy at times. At first, because of her actions, I couldn't understand why her cubicle mate Joe would even want to be her friend. It seemed bizarre to me that Joe would continue to ask her to lunch, to run errands, etc., but he did! However, I have to give Mitchell credit in that, o...more
I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying this. Most chic lit doesn't involve civilians working at the Airforce Academy, but I'm also guessing this is a Jesus book and that if I looked up the publisher, it would be a Church-run publishing house. The binding makes me think it might be the same publisher as Jane Austen Ruined My Life, another Jesus book in chic-lit clothing.
Sometimes very funny...but hero is too much of an obnoxious clown!
Ok I love a guy with a quick wit and a fun sense of humor,but I can't stand a guy who can never be serious and tries to turn everything into a joke.Those men flirt with every female and are insincere and untrustworthy,and most definitely not romantic!
This hero is not only a clown,but he invades the heroine's life at every turn,like the worst sort of intruder/stalker. Enough to smother anyone. I got so sick of him that I had to sto...more
Ok I love a guy with a quick wit and a fun sense of humor,but I can't stand a guy who can never be serious and tries to turn everything into a joke.Those men flirt with every female and are insincere and untrustworthy,and most definitely not romantic!
This hero is not only a clown,but he invades the heroine's life at every turn,like the worst sort of intruder/stalker. Enough to smother anyone. I got so sick of him that I had to sto...more
Clever dialogue and several laugh out loud moments but... I felt like conservation awareness was being shoved down my throat. That said, I felt more desire to do more for Gods creations by the end of the book. I was still puzzled by how he could be drawn to her prickles, maybe, love at first sight or curiosity? Would I read it again? Not sure. I did immediately go back to reread her blog and see when he started putting his foot in the cyber-waters and why. I probably would have liked it more wit...more
This is one of those random books I grabbed off the shelf at the library because honestly the color purple caught my attention! Then the synopsis on the back intrigued me :-) I know lots of bloggers and am entertained by even more so this was a really fun twist to romance.
Amazon Book Description:
Siri Mitchell’s insightful, funny chick–lit style shines in this story of putting up walls and tearing them down—all for love.
Jackie Harrison, a computer administrator at the Air Force Academy, is a self...more
Amazon Book Description:
Siri Mitchell’s insightful, funny chick–lit style shines in this story of putting up walls and tearing them down—all for love.
Jackie Harrison, a computer administrator at the Air Force Academy, is a self...more
I don't read a lot of chick lit or romance novels, but I've read enough to know that this is pretty standard and fluffy entertainment. So that is how I read it, as just fluffy beach-read entertainment.
And I was still completely annoyed.
Jackie is a weak character, as I mentioned. She has chosen to isolate herself from all relationships except those she develops online. As Joe (the guy) pursues her, she whines and cringes and hems and haws and winds up acting really rude because of her neurosis....more
And I was still completely annoyed.
Jackie is a weak character, as I mentioned. She has chosen to isolate herself from all relationships except those she develops online. As Joe (the guy) pursues her, she whines and cringes and hems and haws and winds up acting really rude because of her neurosis....more
Setting for this delightful story is Colorado Springs. Since I have visited this beautiful city, I enjoyed the descriptions and reliving the memories.
Jackie is a self-professed computer geek, civilian employeee at the Air Force Academy. Joe, a pilot grounded because of headaches, is assigned to the teaching staff. Clashes arise when Jackie is forced to share her office space with him. Jackie vents her frustrations in her very creative blog.
One of the things I liked the best about this story is t...more
Jackie is a self-professed computer geek, civilian employeee at the Air Force Academy. Joe, a pilot grounded because of headaches, is assigned to the teaching staff. Clashes arise when Jackie is forced to share her office space with him. Jackie vents her frustrations in her very creative blog.
One of the things I liked the best about this story is t...more
Jackie has vowed to never get married or fall in love, so desperate is her fear of repeating her mother's mistakes. At 31 Jackie has never had a boyfriend, never dated, never been kissed. She lives a secluded life... or at least she used to, but ever since Joe entered the picture she finds herself constantly getting sucked into his plans and outings, simply because she doesn't have a valid reason to say "no".
I loved how Joe came into Jackie's life and sort of acted like they were already in the...more
I loved how Joe came into Jackie's life and sort of acted like they were already in the...more
Reminiscent of the Weddings by Bella Series, THE CUBICLE NEXT DOOR, is every bit as hilarious and had me howling in the aisles.
Jackie is a no nonsense kind of woman. She hasn’t gotten over 30 without knowing how to avoid relationships she wants no part of. But when the administration of her building divides her cubicle and puts Joe in the opposite office, nothing will ever be the same.
I am pretty picky when it comes to books with humor. Usually it is nailed or it just comes off as trying too har...more
Jackie is a no nonsense kind of woman. She hasn’t gotten over 30 without knowing how to avoid relationships she wants no part of. But when the administration of her building divides her cubicle and puts Joe in the opposite office, nothing will ever be the same.
I am pretty picky when it comes to books with humor. Usually it is nailed or it just comes off as trying too har...more
This book is about a prickly, cranky heroine who in the process of avoiding love ends up falling in love with her new neighbor at work. She documents her journey on a blog devoted (supposedly) to work and coworkers and all of their foibles.
I've read many, many Christian fiction books, and most of them are just too neat. The women are just too perfect, or too stereotypical, or too annoyingly nice. They always have surface level problems that only a relationship with Christ (combined with that of...more
I've read many, many Christian fiction books, and most of them are just too neat. The women are just too perfect, or too stereotypical, or too annoyingly nice. They always have surface level problems that only a relationship with Christ (combined with that of...more
This is one of my favorite books. Between a cute story of learning how to love and trust and becoming secure in yourself and your faith, it takes place not only in my home state of Colorado, but in my most favorite spot in Colorado -- Manitou Springs.
The characters of Jackie and Joe just leap off the page and sparkle with personality. Even the cast of supporting characters are memorable and full of life. Plus, if you're a cubicle dweller who has worked for the government there are a lot of insta...more
The characters of Jackie and Joe just leap off the page and sparkle with personality. Even the cast of supporting characters are memorable and full of life. Plus, if you're a cubicle dweller who has worked for the government there are a lot of insta...more
Ok, so this author frustrates me..Sometimes I wish she would just take the "Christian" off of the description of the book! However, her writing is awesome so I still can't help but read her books! It's not that there is anything "wicked" in her books, it is just that her philosophies are very "new-age", liberal Christian type views.. That said, I LOVED this book! (Despite the heroine's weird tree-hugger tendencies).
Jan 04, 2013
Karissa
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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I was torn between giving this a 2 or a 3 stars but I decided for the latter. It is cute but typical and not really exciting at all. I really liked the first part but it kind of get old and boring by the middle of it. I felt like there is too many characters with too few involvement/development. I like Oliver. He gives this sense of being compose and old. I like that. There are also a few great lines. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Sorry Elizabeth but I didn't really like it although I see why you did. It was clean & fun. But the writing really got to me. The author spends a lot of time giving us details and the minutia of Jackie's life that is really quite irrelevant & unnecessary and frankly boring. It bogged the story down and made it longer than it should of been. Also inexplicably she starts writing in the past tense for paragraphs at a time when it doesn't make much sense to do that.
I enjoyed reading this book, however, it had some pretty cringe worthy moments. Towards the end of the book, I didn't feel the male lead as likable as when he was first introduced. I prefer to have characters motives and feelings be revealed a little over time, and I felt this novel was a lot like an emotional dump. All at once. Not my favorite Siri Mitchell book, but still worth looking into.
I didn't really like the main character but I liked the story. She was so mean. I guess it is all in her tone but when you tell someone to put straws and lids back because they are not needed for a drink I imagine it's a little forceful. I didn't realize how someone sabatoges relationships unintentionaly because of problems in their past. The main guy had to be so patient.
Jul 20, 2010
Sandy
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Sandy by:
Julie Z
Shelves:
christian-fiction
So at first the character was really getting me annoyed and just wanted to punch the girl and just say enough already but after many chapters and I do mean many I started to see where she was coming from and why she was the way she was. However I really really liked the male character I thought he was funny and really that's what made me continue reading the book because of him.
As a fan of Siri Mitchell, I looked forward to reading this book. The characters were rather immature for their age, and while I wanted to like this book it just didn't grow on me. Jackie was the most irksome female character I have read to date. If it wasn't for the fact I have a hard time dropping a book once I start reading it(unless it is just truly horrid of course) I would have stopped reading after the first couple of chapters. But the optimist in me kept plunging forward one word at a ti...more
I really liked this book. It was totally clean and really funny. i love the two main characters, and I love the old ladies. I totally laughed out loud at quite a few parts (my kids think I'm totally weird). I loved the ending too, and after the ending I had to go back a read a bunch of parts, which I don't normally do in books. It was great!
It's so refreshing to read a fun clean romance. The end dragged on just a tad too long and the main character annoyed me just a little with all her environmental dribble, but over all this was a great read! Simple and mostly predictable, it's still a wonderful diversion.
Thanks for the recommendation Karen!
Thanks for the recommendation Karen!
I liked the values and the problems that Jackie Harrison dealt with. It was nice to read a book about someone that was in their 30's and had values. There were light hearted moments but it dealt with common problems that I think many people face today. It didn't hurt anything that it took place on a military base.
I read this book in a single sitting! Once I got started, just couldn't put it down. It's one of my favorite type of books--romance, but not entirely fluff. The things the main character had to work through were profound. I think I'll try and remember to read this again in a year or two.
This was a good book. Took me a minute to get into it, but once I did it was hard to put down. Actually had some good laugh out loud moments. I would definately recommend this book to friends and family.
There's a little something I liked about the main character from the get-go; probably her snide commentary. Then again there were many times I wanted to ring her neck. Like when she instructs her co-worker from using fast-food straws because they contaminate the planet, how SUVs are evil gas guzzlers, and other aggressive earth-freak jargon. Point is, she develops by the end into a more likable, less angry, more self-aware version of herself. It's the transformation that grabs your heart and hel...more
Enjoyable read. A quirky 30 year old won't let herself fall in love. The book unwinds and she finally let's the natural feelings happen. I was a little frustrated with Jackie, because she is holding back her true feelings. She does express her feelings on her blog and everything works out in the end.
I really liked this one. This is the kind of book I like to read from Siri Mitchell. I would have to rate this one right up there after Kissing Adrien and Chateau of Echoes.
Awesome book, a rather fun read, I enjoyed reading of the main characters not so secret love for her Cubicle mate, in her secret blog, great story, I highly recommend this one.
For a fun, fluffy, clean romance--this one hits the spot. The main character cracked me up (and reminded me of Malia!). I'll definitely have to check out more by this author.
Read on a whim. I found it surprisingly fun even though it's 2 things I would say I don't like: 1. Inspirational and 2. Chick lit.
This book was set at USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. It was good clean fun with lots of familiar things - military/CO.
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Siri Mitchell graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she has lived all over the world, including Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys observing and learning from different cultures. She is fluent in French and loves sushi.
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