For starters, Jackie wanted me to read the book
50 Shades of Grey and report back to her, so I did. Briefly, this is what I thought:
- The story is mildly engaging. It's an easy read.
- The writing is surprisingly bad. Read some of the bad reviews on Amazon, particularly ones that note the repetition of certain phrases. Very funny.
- If I had been reading for my own interest, I would have stopped not too far in. For Jackie, I persevered.
- The novel is set in Seattle, and I kept thinking how it reminded me of the Twilight series (although I have only seen the movies), mostly in the sense that moments that are supposed to be intensely emotional to the characters make me snicker. Turns out, the author was inspired by the Twilight series. Hmm, I guess my advice would be to get inspired by better writing next time. Actually, I can't give the author any advice, because this trilogy is a phenomenon and is making millions for her.
- There is absolutely nothing here for guys. Women only. Men who want to get in touch with their feminine sides should try Steel Magnolias or even Sex in the City. Not this.
I had an interview this morning with a potential employer, my first non-recruiter interview since I left Farmers. It went OK from my side, but in retrospect I think the interviewer had too many reservations about my background not being a perfect fit. It's hard to read the tea leaves. In general, things are picking up, and several things are progressing right now, so if not this opportunity, maybe the next one. At least it was good to go through the interview, for the practice if nothing else.
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