Review: Review from Hampton Reviews
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2011
Review:3.5 Stars. An interesting and humorous look at life in academia.One of my dearest friends has been a teacher for nearly 20 years.  So when I saw The Famous Union I thought I would give it a go, even though it is not a genre I usually get into.  What I found is a humorous and interesting glimpse into academia.The Famous Union focuses on two professors starting their first year teaching at Famous Union College.  One is a Chaucer specialist with five years of teaching under his belt while the other is a first year teacher with no actually classroom or administrative experience.  Both men discover that things at Famous Union are nothing like they expected.All in all this is a fun story. The characters are all interesting and well developed - and many would be great study cases for a psych major.  The scenes are well described and the book flows well.I was pleasantly surprised with The Famous Union.  It was fun and interesting and made for a nice change of pace from my usual preferred genre.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys contemporary comedy, or stories based in academia.[...]