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"Witty, original and easy to relate to, ATTACHMENTS is an absolute pleasure to read" (Karen Edwards HEAT )
"ATTACHMENTS really is a special novel...Rainbow Rowell is a genius" (CHICKLITREVIEWS.COM )
"Heartwarming, romantic and great fun ****" (CLOSER )
"An enjoyable read *****" (STAR MAGAZINE )
"A funny, touching portrayal of friendship, loneliness and love in the digital age." (Chloe Rhodes DAILY TELEGRAPH )
"ATTACHMENTS really is a special novel...Rainbow Rowell is a genius" (CHICKLITREVIEWS.COM )
"Heartwarming, romantic and great fun ****" (CLOSER )
"An enjoyable read *****" (STAR MAGAZINE )
"A funny, touching portrayal of friendship, loneliness and love in the digital age." (Chloe Rhodes DAILY TELEGRAPH )
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Remember the time when the internet was just making its appearance in the workplace and employers feared we'd all be shopping, chatting and surfing if they allowed it into their offices? I certainly do and this book is a great reminder of that.
It's 1999 and the World Wide Web is resolutely yet inexorably making its way into mainstream life. The Courier is a local newspaper in small town Nebraska and Lincoln has been recruited to stop any abuse and time wasting from happening. Lincoln works the nightshift and it's his job to read any emails which could be breaking the rules, and to send warnings to employees. This is pretty amusing as Lincoln has to read emails which have been flagged up for containing, for example, supervisors' names, nasty words and words like `classified', which causes chaos in the classified ads department.
Lincoln is diligent but then he gets drawn in by the email conversations between two female friends, and before he knows it, has fallen for one of them. While he battles with himself over the ethics of what he is doing, he can't help himself as he is drawn deeper in.
The story and plot keep you reading but there are some drawbacks here. The email format between the two female colleagues is very hard to follow at times. I often had to refer back to see who was who and it got very confusing. It also ruined the flow of the book. Nor can I believe that two people would write pages and pages of email rather than chatting over a coffee. However, the premise of the book would not work without this, so I tried not to dwell too much on it! The story starts off well but chugs along for a bit before picking up again. I would say to stick with it. It is an easy, fun read. Lincoln is a likeable character, as are the two friends, Beth and Jennifer. It's a cute love story and aside from that, just the references to the internet (`The worst thing about the internet was that it was now impossible to distinguish a room full of people working diligently from a room full of people taking the `What Kind of Dog Am I?' quiz') are funny and maybe a prophecy!!
It's 1999 and the World Wide Web is resolutely yet inexorably making its way into mainstream life. The Courier is a local newspaper in small town Nebraska and Lincoln has been recruited to stop any abuse and time wasting from happening. Lincoln works the nightshift and it's his job to read any emails which could be breaking the rules, and to send warnings to employees. This is pretty amusing as Lincoln has to read emails which have been flagged up for containing, for example, supervisors' names, nasty words and words like `classified', which causes chaos in the classified ads department.
Lincoln is diligent but then he gets drawn in by the email conversations between two female friends, and before he knows it, has fallen for one of them. While he battles with himself over the ethics of what he is doing, he can't help himself as he is drawn deeper in.
The story and plot keep you reading but there are some drawbacks here. The email format between the two female colleagues is very hard to follow at times. I often had to refer back to see who was who and it got very confusing. It also ruined the flow of the book. Nor can I believe that two people would write pages and pages of email rather than chatting over a coffee. However, the premise of the book would not work without this, so I tried not to dwell too much on it! The story starts off well but chugs along for a bit before picking up again. I would say to stick with it. It is an easy, fun read. Lincoln is a likeable character, as are the two friends, Beth and Jennifer. It's a cute love story and aside from that, just the references to the internet (`The worst thing about the internet was that it was now impossible to distinguish a room full of people working diligently from a room full of people taking the `What Kind of Dog Am I?' quiz') are funny and maybe a prophecy!!
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I read this book in two days and thoroughly enjoyed it!
Set in America, just before the millennium, two women email each other about their lives and ups and downs. Meanwhile unknown to them an IT worker reads their emails and falls in love with one of them.
It is such a warming read that really tugs at your heart strings. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and entertaining.
I could not put the book down, I wanted to keep reading!
Would highly recommend this romantic, sweet read. Total feelgood book!
Set in America, just before the millennium, two women email each other about their lives and ups and downs. Meanwhile unknown to them an IT worker reads their emails and falls in love with one of them.
It is such a warming read that really tugs at your heart strings. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and entertaining.
I could not put the book down, I wanted to keep reading!
Would highly recommend this romantic, sweet read. Total feelgood book!
Format:Hardcover
This is the first book I read on a Kindle and I'm sad that I don't own a real copy. Perfect holiday reading - smart, witty and a really clever premise. Read it!
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Heart warming and humorous
Attachments is set in a newspaper office, just before Y2K hits, in smalltown USA. The Internet is still a novelty and two members of staff - Beth and Jennifer - spend time sending... Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. L. Rutter
Somewhat disappointed
I got this book as I read really good reviews in some magazines. I was really disappointed with the main male character Lincoln in this novel who I really wanted to slap across the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Shaz
I grew attached to this book!
This is quite a chunky book and I thought it would take me a while to get through it, but as soon as I was a few pages in I realised I was going to read it very quickly, because I... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Miss
a bit too american for my liking
A rather nice début novel from Nebraska based writer Rainbow Rowell.
I did manage to read it over the course of a few days and found it pacey enough. Read more
I did manage to read it over the course of a few days and found it pacey enough. Read more
Published 12 months ago by the lambanana
Attach yourself to this!
Attachments really is a special novel. It took me three days to finish, but at no point did I ever really want to put the book down. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Leah Graham
Secret Stalker Romance
Set in an American local newspaper office in 1999 where the internet was a relatively new thing, this chick lit/women's fiction/romantic novel tells the story of two reporters,... Read more
Published 13 months ago by SilentSinger
Good start, disappointing ending
I really enjoyed the beginning of this book. The characters were portrayed well and it was very easy to read. My only disappointment was the ending. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Paula Woods
ups and downs
This book was hard to enjoy i felt. The story is of 2 women Jennifer and Beth who like to email each other in work time and that an IT guy Lincoln, reads these and enjoys them,... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Thinker
Not one of the best email format books
I have read a couple of email format books, most notably Matt Beaumont's brilliant 'E', which I found dangerously hard to put down. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Clare Mccann
funny, romantic and unputdownable
I loved this book.
I did not want to put this down when I started reading it.
I dont usually like email formatted type books and really didnt get on with books like... Read more
I did not want to put this down when I started reading it.
I dont usually like email formatted type books and really didnt get on with books like... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Sian Louise
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