Title: Clever Writing Style, Fails as a Satire
Product review: e is a clever novel that attempts to be a satire of a London ad agency. It is told entirely in e-mail format, and in that it succeeds by using a very clever, modern device to tell the story. Kudos to the author for his originality.For me, however, this novel fails to entice. You have the loony left wing creative talent unwilling to work on controversial accounts, you have the generally nutty creative director, the sexually predatory male cohort, backstabbing and backbiting galore, cat fights among personal assistants, and a big boss who is an abusive terror. While I know many people who found this book funny and entertaining, I didn't. I actually found it rather boring and predictable once the story took off. There are parts that are funny, and sometimes subtly so. But overall, I just didn't find the story itself that funny or original.For the clever writing style this novel is definitely an A, but the story itself is unappealing to this reader.
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