Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

Zo kwamen we aan het eind by Joshua Ferris

  • Started on: 2011-02-01
  • Finished on: 2011-02-02
  • Read in: Dutch
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

I have no idea really why I picked this book. Maybe it was the English cover with the Coca Cola lettering that intrigued me. And the subject matter, life at an office (ad agency in Chicago) spoke to me. I really liked the book, which is written from the first person. He works at an ad agency when the internet web bubble burst and people start getting fired. He talks about the office gossip, and tricks they pull on each other. About the reactions to getting fired. About personal matters. I couldn’t put it down, I really liked it. And I don’t really know why. But I liked the characters despite their flaws, and wanted to know what would happen to them. A very nice book.

  • Started on: 2011-02-01
  • Finished on: 2011-02-02
  • Read in: Dutch
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

I have no idea really why I picked this book. Maybe it was the English cover with the Coca Cola lettering that intrigued me. And the subject matter, life at an office (ad agency in Chicago) spoke to me. I really liked the book, which is written from the first person. He works at an ad agency when the internet web bubble burst and people start getting fired. He talks about the office gossip, and tricks they pull on each other. About the reactions to getting fired. About personal matters. I couldn’t put it down, I really liked it. And I don’t really know why. But I liked the characters despite their flaws, and wanted to know what would happen to them. A very nice book.