Review: A Fun Take on Office Politics
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2012
This is a review ofThe Office Idiot Reviews (A laugh out loud comedy book)This book tells the story of Office-based relationships prefaced by reviews of products available on Amazon.This is the second book by Pete Sortwell, following on from The Village Idiot Reviews, which has a similar original concept, though the books are different in a number of respects.The characters in this book are all employed by Norman Hogsbottom, owner of a bath-plug manufacturing company, and each chapter starts with a link to a product genuinely available on Amazon, and then goes on to tell the story of a number of office relationships, and the relevance of the product to that relationship.Meet John the Cleaner, Margaret, Jeff, Sandy and a host of others. Each character has his/her own foibles, fears and desires. All, without exception, hate Mr Hogsbottom, who sees himself as a David Brent-type success story, who alienates with every utterance.This is a hilarious read from start to finish. As the story unfolds, it becomes more outrageous but at the same time, it is darkly humourous with characters that will be easily recognized by anyone who has ever worked in an office. It is a real page-turner.Like his earlier book, The Village Idiot Reviews, this is a very original concept, and is fully deserving of it's 5 star rating.5 stars for this original concept.