James's review
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
James's review
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
James's review
rating:
The much-acclaimed Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris is a story about stories. Which should be enough to keep English Professors masturbating to its meta/post-modern/post-colonial pages for quite some time to come.
But it’s also set in the contemporary workplace of an advertising agency. So with all of its witty talk of coveting office furniture, stealing office supplies, gossip, layoffs, pranks, and meetings, it’s a story most of us can all identify with, and, most importantly, laugh along with.
Plus Then We Came To The End is written in the First Person Plural.
Whaaaaa???
First Person Plural!
“Who writes in First Person Plural?” you ask.
“I know. Like, seriously,” I answer. “Joshua Ferris does.”
The novel opens thusly:
“We were fractious and overpaid. Our mornings lacked promise. At least those of us who smoked had something to look forward to at ten-fifteen. Most of us liked most everyone, a few of us hated specific individuals, one ...more
But it’s also set in the contemporary workplace of an advertising agency. So with all of its witty talk of coveting office furniture, stealing office supplies, gossip, layoffs, pranks, and meetings, it’s a story most of us can all identify with, and, most importantly, laugh along with.
Plus Then We Came To The End is written in the First Person Plural.
Whaaaaa???
First Person Plural!
“Who writes in First Person Plural?” you ask.
“I know. Like, seriously,” I answer. “Joshua Ferris does.”
The novel opens thusly:
“We were fractious and overpaid. Our mornings lacked promise. At least those of us who smoked had something to look forward to at ten-fifteen. Most of us liked most everyone, a few of us hated specific individuals, one ...more
