Book Description
Meet Kate Mackenzie. She:
*works for the T.O.D. (short for Tyrannical Office Despot, also known as Amy Jenkins, Director of the Human Resources Division at the New York Journal)
*is sleeping on the couch because her boyfriend of ten years refuses to commit
*can't find an affordable studio apartment anywhere in New York City
*thinks things can't get any worse.
They can. Because:
*the T.O.D. is making her fire the most popular employee in the paper's senior staff dining room
*that employee is now suing Kate for wrongful termination, and
*now Kate has to give a deposition in front of Mitch Hertzog, the scion of one of Manhattan's wealthiest law families, who embraces everything Kate most despises ... but also happens to have a nice smile and a killer bod.
The last thing anybody -- least of all Kate Mackenzie -- expects to find in a legal arbitration is love. But that's the kind of thing that can happen when ... Boy Meets Girl.
From Publishers Weekly
This latest adult novel by the prolific Cabot (she's responsible for the ever-popular Princess Diaries franchise) unfolds, like 2002's The Boy Next Door, entirely through e-mails, journals, instant messages, phone mail, deposition transcripts, notes scribbled on menus, to-do lists and other hallmarks of a modern girl's life. Kate Mackenzie, an idealistic HR representative at the New York Journal, has just been forced by her evil boss, Amy Jenkins, to fire Ida Lopez, the wildly popular dessert cart lady at the company cafeteria. Ida bakes delectable goodies, but she won't serve them to priggish Stuart Hertzog, the paper's legal counsel, who happens to be engaged to Amy, known as the T.O.D. (tyrannical office despot) to Kate and her best friend and co-worker Jen. Sweet Ida sues for wrongful termination, and Stuart charges his younger brother, Mitch, with handling this delicate matter. But Mitch actually cares about justice more than his brother's bitchy fiancee (he's only working at the family firm at his sick father's request), and he quickly confounds Kate's expectations with his Rocky and Bullwinkle tie and "tie-him-to-the-bed" good looks. When the T.O.D. tries to lay the blame for her HR blunder on Kate, Mitch goes to the furthest reaches of lawyerly chivalry to save his ladylove. Studded with humorous details poking fun at social climbers and corporate drones, this book is less a novel than a collection of lighthearted barbs, gleeful cliches and panicky (but comic and brief) freakouts. Cabot's 20-something fans will likely devour this fluffy, fun urban fairy tale.
From Booklist
Kate, an earnest young human resources representative at the New York Journal, must handle a dreadful case. Her evil boss, Amy, is forcing her to fire the beloved Ida Lopez, whose desserts are famous in the senior staff room, just because Ida refused a second dessert to the detestable Stuart Hertzog, Amy's beau and the paper's lawyer. When Ida Lopez sues the paper for wrongful termination, the case goes to Mitchell, Stuart's handsome, unconventional brother. Kate is charmed by Mitch, despite the fact that she is sure he is just like his brother. He is certainly nothing like her ex-boyfriend, Dale, who is still trying to get her back though he still doesn't want to get married. Despite the forces standing in their way, Mitch and Kate are falling for each other until Mitch tries to catch Amy in a lie during a deposition, which has disastrous consequences for Kate. Told in a series of e-mails, phone messages, instant messages, and journal entries, Cabot's novel is delightfully fun to read.
Kristine Huntley
About Author
Meg Cabot is the author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed Princess Diaries books, which were made into the wildly popular Disney movies of the same name. Her other books for teens include the Mediator series, the 1-800-Where- R-You books, All-American Girl, Ready or Not, Teen Idol, and Avalon High, as well as Nicola and the Viscount and Victoria and the Rogue. She also writes books for adults, including The Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, Every Boy's Got One, and Size 12 Is Not Fat. She is still waiting for her real parents, the king and queen, to restore her to her rightful throne. She lives in Key West and New York City with her husband and a one-eyed cat named Henrietta.
Book Dimension:
length: (cm)19.7 width:(cm)13
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我必须承认,这本书的后劲非常足。初读时,它可能不是那种让你拍案叫绝的“爽文”,但它所埋下的伏笔和情感线索,会在你合上书本很久之后,才开始慢慢发酵、显现其真正的力量。它探讨了“错过”这个永恒的主题,但不是以一种煽情的方式,而是用一种近乎冷峻的现实主义手法,展现了时间和机缘巧合如何塑造乃至摧毁人生轨迹。我非常欣赏作者对细节的执着,那些看似微不足道的小物件、老照片、某句不经意的歌词,在故事的后期都成了关键的钥匙,解开了层层谜团。这种精密的结构设计,证明了作者在动笔之前,已经对整个故事的脉络了然于胸。它要求读者保持高度的专注力,因为任何一个疏忽都可能让你错过一个重要的线索。读完后,我忍不住去查找了关于书中引用的各种文化符号和典故,感觉自己不仅读了一个故事,还完成了一次小型的文化探索之旅。这本书无疑是近年来难得一见的,值得反复品味的佳作。
评分这本作品的叙事结构非常巧妙,它不像传统小说那样线性铺陈,而是采用了多重视角和时间跳跃的手法,如同一个技艺高超的织布匠,将散落的线头缓缓编织成一幅宏大而精美的图景。起初,我有些跟不上这种节奏,感觉信息量有点大,但随着深入阅读,我开始享受这种探索的乐趣。作者似乎故意设置了一些悬念和未解之谜,巧妙地引导着读者的好奇心,让人迫不及待地想知道“接下来会发生什么”。书中对环境的描写,也并非简单的背景板,而是与角色的命运紧密交织,具有强烈的象征意义。比如,某段情节中突然降临的暴风雪,不仅是天气现象,更是内心风暴的外化体现。我尤其欣赏作者对“留白”的运用,很多情感和冲突都点到为止,将解读的空间留给了读者,这让每一次重读都能有新的发现和感悟。这种不把话说满的叙事方式,极大地提升了作品的深度和回味价值,让人读完后依然意犹未尽,久久不能忘怀。
评分要说这本书最打动我的地方,那就是它对人性的深刻洞察。它没有美化任何角色,即便是那些看似光鲜亮丽的个体,也展现出了不为人知的脆弱和阴暗面。这种真实感,是很多同类作品所欠缺的。书中探讨的主题非常宏大——关于身份认同、关于承诺的重量,以及时间对记忆的腐蚀作用。作者将这些哲学层面的思考,巧妙地融入到日常的琐碎细节之中,使得理论不再高高在上,而是变得可以触摸和感受。我记得有一个情节,主角们在一家老旧的咖啡馆里进行了一次长谈,那段对话几乎可以作为现代文学的经典范例来研究。它探讨了“选择”的悖论,即每一次的获得,都必然伴随着某种形式的失去。这种冷静而又充满悲悯的笔触,让我对生活中的许多既定规则产生了质疑,促使我重新审视自己过去的一些决定。总而言之,这是一部需要用心去“读懂”,而非仅仅“看完”的书籍,它像一面镜子,映照出我们内心深处那些不愿面对的真实。
评分这部小说的开篇就像一记重拳,直击人心最柔软的那一块。作者对人物心理的细腻捕捉,简直令人叹为观止。那些看似不经意的对话和肢体语言背后,蕴含着复杂的情感暗流。我仿佛能透过文字的缝隙,真切地感受到主角们在面对抉择时的那种举棋不定和内心的挣扎。情节推进得张弛有度,既有令人屏息的紧张时刻,也有让人会心一笑的温馨片段。特别是对场景氛围的渲染,简直是教科书级别的示范。无论是阴雨连绵的都市街角,还是阳光洒满的乡间小路,那种独有的气味和光影都被描绘得栩栩如生,让人身临其境。我特别欣赏作者处理冲突的方式,它不是那种非黑即白的简单对立,而是充满了灰色地带,让人在阅读的过程中不断反思自己的立场和价值观。读完一个章节,我常常需要停下来,深吸一口气,消化那些复杂的情绪,感觉自己的情感世界也经历了一场洗礼。这本书的文字功底深厚,用词精准而富有张力,每一个句子都像精心雕琢的宝石,散发着独特的光芒。
评分阅读体验非常流畅,仿佛被一股无形的力量牵引着向前奔跑。这本书的魅力在于它成功地营造了一种强烈的代入感,让人感觉自己就是故事中的一份子,亲身经历了那些酸甜苦辣。作者的语言风格是那种清新而富有节奏感的,句子长短不一,但组合在一起却有一种音乐般的和谐。特别是在描述情感爆发的场景时,语言的密度陡然增加,像快速剪辑的电影镜头,将所有感官刺激叠加在一起,令人肾上腺素飙升。我发现自己常常会不自觉地模仿书中角色的语气和思维模式,这说明作者在角色塑造上投入了极大的心血,他们拥有了独立的生命力,不再仅仅是文字的符号。同时,这本书的幽默感把握得恰到好处,那些适时的冷幽默和自嘲,总能在紧张的剧情中起到很好的调剂作用,避免了整体氛围过于沉重。这种张弛有度的处理,体现了作者对叙事节奏的炉火纯青的掌控力,使得长篇阅读过程充满了愉悦和期待。
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评分很乐的Rom-Com,尤其是Kate住到时尚编辑家那段,太欢乐了
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