Review: Pure reading pleasure
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2014
Romina Wilcox’s novel is something that almost everyone in America (or anyone who has ever held a job, for that matter) can relate with. ‘Pinkslipped’ may have a seemingly innocuous title, but the novel turns out to be one of the most incredible rolllercoaster rides I’ve ever had, in the literary sense. It’s a story that not only hits us at the very core of our hearts, but it also at times tickles our funny bone and keep us inspired.At its heart, the novel is about Jennifer Tesler, whose seemingly charmed life (a great husband, an awesome job she actually loves, and overall, a life envied by many) crashes down when she’s laid off from her Silicon Valley job. And that’s when everything begins—while Jennifer has to come to terms with the ugly fact that the years she spent in her former company now don’t hold any weight in the current economic situation, she also has to battle her countless personal demons. This is logical: when your former high-powered job provided you much of that self-worth and self-respect you took for granted for such a long time, when that position disappears, there goes too all the values and self-image you had nurtured about yourself. Indeed, Jennifer’s situation is grim—yet, what she does in the sheer face of adversity is something worth reading—and read many times over—as this story will deeply emotionally resonate with almost everyone in America today.Moreover, just when you think you couldn’t derive any humor from the so-called Great Recession of the last few years of the past decade, here’s Wilcox deftly painting a picture of grace under pressure, even wry humor—“genetic strands” of Sophie Kinsella’s ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ I recognize in some of the scenes of ‘Pinkslipped’, although I admit Wilcox has done a very good job in infusing her own brand of humor.Overall, this is a highly recommended read—it is something you will want to give to those friends who have been looking for a job or who may be going through some difficulties. Get a copy of ‘Pinkslipped’ today—an engaging, entertaining read until the last page. Two thumbs up!