![]() ![]() Cecelia Ahern has clearly never worked in that kind of environment herself, and it shows. And yet I struggle, because he is simply play-acting at being a "businessman". I work in a business environment, I occasionally spend more time in the office than I should, there are months when my cat forgets what I smell like - I should be able to identify with this character. He is a workaholic who doesn't spend enough time with his family, and the book is supposed to show us how he realises what's really important in life before it's too late. ![]() Lou, the main character, is a "businessman" who works for a "development company". ![]() (A heart attack is not a Herzattacke, it's a Herzinfarkt, dammit!)The writing it heavy on exposition and full of similes which the author undoubtedly thinks are incredibly clever - she is wrong.The real trouble with the book, though, is the one-dimensionality of the characters. Picked up as a holiday read (hence also reading the German translation).Where to start? The translation is clumsy, full of half-English words and badly-translated idioms. ![]()
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