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| Then We Came to the End: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Joshua Ferris
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 1115
Media: Paperback
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0141027630
EAN: 9780141027630
ASIN: 0141027630
Publication Date: January 4, 2008
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 INANE !!!! July 8, 2008
Don't bother!! Read this on holiday, so was in a forgiving mood, and rarely give up on a book. All I can say is that it was time well wasted - characters that were so unforgettable... what book am I reviewing again???
Then We Came to the End June 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't get anywhere near the end of this book! Too many characters, none of which were remotely memorable or sympathetic. Overall, a tedious, pointless and faintly depressing read. Go for Douglas Coupland's JPod instead, now that is a good read!
 And FINALLY I've got to the end... June 22, 2008
I wanted very much to enjoy this book and it certainly looked promising. I've been reading it on and off for the past four months and I have to agree with the majority of the other reviewers-the characters are not engaging and ultimately you don't end up caring what happens to any of them. In fact there were so many characters that I had trouble keeping track of them. However, where it does succeed is in its astute portrayal of office life. Sometimes it was so insightful and so truthful it was trully astonishing, and I'm not even exagerrating. I would go as far as to say its worth reading just for that...That said, I work in an office all day so I don't really want to go home and read about one however uncannily accurately its portrayed.
Then we came to page 60... June 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Congratulations to C. J. Salisbury for making it to page 80....I'd lost the will to live 20 pages earlier.
I'd been fooled by the blurb on the cover into thinking that this would be an amusing account of office life but by the time I gave up, I'd yet to even smile at any of the dry ramblings about characters I couldn't engage with. The book made life in my office seem positively action packed and hilarious
I note readers who persevered with the book did indeed find it entertaining and maybe I should not have given in so quickly. Unfortunately I had paint to watch drying....
Then we came to the endurance test.... June 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is not often that I don't finish a book, but this was one such time. The characters were not engaging, I couldn't really discover the point of the story and the whole thing felt constructed. I was very disappointed - didn't get past page 91 because I was having to force myself to pick the book up. NOT recommended.
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