Review of My Perfect Life
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "My Perfect Life" by Frank Farrell.]
My Perfect Life by Frank Farrell is a fictional story set in the publishing world. The narrator is Kevin Murphy, who leaves college and gets an editing job at Peter & Wells (P&W) in New York City. He also works at the Michelin-starred Dove bar and restaurant at weekends, where he uses his excellent people skills to earn more money. Murphy and his girlfriend, Natalie, are high-achievers who lead very full lives. They are ambitious and work hard, but also find time to socialise and often eat out at restaurants and attend musical events.
Murphy works his way up at P&W. He is given the opportunity to work as the editor of a new best-selling author, Larry O’Neil. O’Neil has a reputation for being difficult. He fell out with his previous editor from a different publisher. Murphy hopes to sustain a good relationship with O’Neill, as this is essential for his career.
Murphy’s narration is lively and conversational, and the story is entertaining. The plot is well-paced and keeps the reader’s attention. Murphy’s character is well-drawn and relatable. There is a lot of information about his work as an editor, which seems very real. For example, we learn about the Japanese methodology he uses to implement change at work. It is also interesting to read about the multi-million-dollar corporation owned by Natalie’s family.
The prologue tells the reader that something will happen that could lead to Murphy losing his job and ruining his perfect life. The event in question doesn’t occur until late in the book. Although what happened was quite interesting, it didn’t live up to my expectations. I thought it would bring more tension and drama to the story.
The final chapter gives a detailed account of what happens next, covering many years. It is a summary of children born, people dying, and events at Natalie’s family business and P&W publishing. I felt it included too much information in just one chapter and would have been better as a short epilogue.
This book will appeal to readers interested in people’s lives and stories about achieving work success. I have deducted two stars for the difficult event towards the end of the book, which lacked tension and for too much information included in the final chapter. I award this book 3 out of 5 stars.
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My Perfect Life
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My Perfect Life by Frank Farrell is a fictional story set in the publishing world. The narrator is Kevin Murphy, who leaves college and gets an editing job at Peter & Wells (P&W) in New York City. He also works at the Michelin-starred Dove bar and restaurant at weekends, where he uses his excellent people skills to earn more money. Murphy and his girlfriend, Natalie, are high-achievers who lead very full lives. They are ambitious and work hard, but also find time to socialise and often eat out at restaurants and attend musical events.
Murphy works his way up at P&W. He is given the opportunity to work as the editor of a new best-selling author, Larry O’Neil. O’Neil has a reputation for being difficult. He fell out with his previous editor from a different publisher. Murphy hopes to sustain a good relationship with O’Neill, as this is essential for his career.
Murphy’s narration is lively and conversational, and the story is entertaining. The plot is well-paced and keeps the reader’s attention. Murphy’s character is well-drawn and relatable. There is a lot of information about his work as an editor, which seems very real. For example, we learn about the Japanese methodology he uses to implement change at work. It is also interesting to read about the multi-million-dollar corporation owned by Natalie’s family.
The prologue tells the reader that something will happen that could lead to Murphy losing his job and ruining his perfect life. The event in question doesn’t occur until late in the book. Although what happened was quite interesting, it didn’t live up to my expectations. I thought it would bring more tension and drama to the story.
The final chapter gives a detailed account of what happens next, covering many years. It is a summary of children born, people dying, and events at Natalie’s family business and P&W publishing. I felt it included too much information in just one chapter and would have been better as a short epilogue.
This book will appeal to readers interested in people’s lives and stories about achieving work success. I have deducted two stars for the difficult event towards the end of the book, which lacked tension and for too much information included in the final chapter. I award this book 3 out of 5 stars.
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My Perfect Life
View: on Bookshelves |
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