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小写械谢泻邪褌邪
袧械写 袗谢褗薪 e 邪屑斜懈褑懈芯蟹械薪 褉械泻谢邪屑械薪 屑械薪懈写卸褗褉 胁 薪邪泄-斜褗褉蟹芯 褉邪褋褌褟褖芯褌芯 泻芯屑锌褞褌褗褉薪芯 褋锌懈褋邪薪懈械 胁 袦邪薪褏邪褌褗薪, 邪 褋褗锌褉褍谐邪褌邪 屑褍 袥懈蟹懈 械 懈蟹谐褉褟胁邪褖邪 蟹胁械蟹写邪 胁 邪胁褌芯褉懈褌械褌薪邪 袩袪 泻芯屑锌邪薪懈褟.
袣邪褉褌懈薪邪褌邪 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪 懈写懈谢懈褔薪芯 写芯 屑芯屑械薪褌邪, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褌芯泄 蟹邪谐褍斜胁邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 褋懈 懈 褋械 芯蟹芯胁邪胁邪 胁 褔械褉薪懈褟 褋锌懈褋褗泻 薪邪 斜褉邪薪褕邪. 袘械蟹屑懈谢芯褋褌薪芯褌芯 懈蟹褉懈褌胁邪薪械 薪邪 褍谢懈褑邪褌邪 锌褉械芯斜褉褗褖邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 屑褍 懈 谐芯 褌谢邪褋泻邪 胁 谢邪锌懈褌械 薪邪 斜械蟹褋泻褉褍锌褍谢械薪 褋褌褉芯懈褌械谢械薪 屑邪谐薪邪褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪 袧械写 胁 锌芯写褋褌邪胁械薪芯 谢懈褑械 薪邪 褋胁芯懈褌械 薪械褔懈褋褌懈 屑邪褕懈薪邪褑懈懈. 袚芯褉褔懈谢泻邪褌邪 芯褌 锌褉芯锌邪写邪薪械褌芯 懈 锌褉械写邪褌械谢褋褌胁邪褌邪 锌芯写泻谢邪卸写邪 褉械褕懈屑芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 袧械写 写邪 褋褌褗锌懈 薪邪 泻褉邪泻邪褌邪 褋懈 懈 写邪 蟹邪谐褗褉斜懈 锌芯写蟹械屑薪懈褟 褋胁褟褌, 薪芯 谐芯谢械屑懈褟褌 胁褗锌褉芯褋 械 泻邪泻 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈 懈 写邪谢懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褋褉械写褋褌胁邪 芯锌褉邪胁写邪胁邪褌 锌芯褋褌懈谐邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 褌邪蟹懈 褑械谢.
袣邪褉褌懈薪邪褌邪 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪 懈写懈谢懈褔薪芯 写芯 屑芯屑械薪褌邪, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褌芯泄 蟹邪谐褍斜胁邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 褋懈 懈 褋械 芯蟹芯胁邪胁邪 胁 褔械褉薪懈褟 褋锌懈褋褗泻 薪邪 斜褉邪薪褕邪. 袘械蟹屑懈谢芯褋褌薪芯褌芯 懈蟹褉懈褌胁邪薪械 薪邪 褍谢懈褑邪褌邪 锌褉械芯斜褉褗褖邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 屑褍 懈 谐芯 褌谢邪褋泻邪 胁 谢邪锌懈褌械 薪邪 斜械蟹褋泻褉褍锌褍谢械薪 褋褌褉芯懈褌械谢械薪 屑邪谐薪邪褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪 袧械写 胁 锌芯写褋褌邪胁械薪芯 谢懈褑械 薪邪 褋胁芯懈褌械 薪械褔懈褋褌懈 屑邪褕懈薪邪褑懈懈. 袚芯褉褔懈谢泻邪褌邪 芯褌 锌褉芯锌邪写邪薪械褌芯 懈 锌褉械写邪褌械谢褋褌胁邪褌邪 锌芯写泻谢邪卸写邪 褉械褕懈屑芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 袧械写 写邪 褋褌褗锌懈 薪邪 泻褉邪泻邪褌邪 褋懈 懈 写邪 蟹邪谐褗褉斜懈 锌芯写蟹械屑薪懈褟 褋胁褟褌, 薪芯 谐芯谢械屑懈褟褌 胁褗锌褉芯褋 械 泻邪泻 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈 懈 写邪谢懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褋褉械写褋褌胁邪 芯锌褉邪胁写邪胁邪褌 锌芯褋褌懈谐邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 褌邪蟹懈 褑械谢.
432 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Douglas Kennedy
153听books1,154听followersDouglas Kennedy was born in Manhattan in 1955. He studied at Bowdoin College, Maine and Trinity College, Dublin, returning to Dublin in 1977 with just a trenchcoat, backpack and $300. He co-founded a theatre company and sold his first play, Shakespeare on Five Dollars a Day, to Radio 4 in 1980. In 1988 he moved to London and published a travel book, Beyond the Pyramids. His debut novel The Dead Heart was published in 1994.
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May 28, 2015
Eigentlich zweieinhalb Sterne, allerdings ist die Geschichte doch ziemlich roh gezimmert, schlecht ausbalanciert und der psychologische Wert gleich null, auch wenn das wirtschaftliche Umfeld der sp盲ten Neunziger ganz gut eingefangen ist.
Dabei war die Ausgangssituation gar nicht mal so schlecht, ein Riesenarschloch von einem Chefanzeigenverk盲ufer f眉r eine aufstrebende Computerzeitschrift ger盲t w盲hrend der 脺bernahme seines Blattes durch einen deutschen Medienkonzern in Loyalit盲tskonflikte und verliert am Ende alles, Karriere, Frau und beinahe auch seine Freiheit.
Den Job, weil sein praktisch schon abgesetzter Vorgesetzter und einstiger Entdecker beim gro脽en Konkurrenten angeheuert hat, der den Krauts das Blatt abgekauft hat, um es dicht zu machen. Beim unverhofften Abschied am ersten Tag als Verlagsleiter trifft er zuf盲llig den Deutschen im Aufzug und schl盲gt ihn krankenhausreif.
Da er beim Versuch die Quote seiner Abteilung und einen angeschlagenen Kollegen zu retten, zudem den Verantwortlichen eines gro脽en Computerherstellers zur urspr眉nglich geschalteten Anzeige erpresst hat, wird Ned Allen in New York und drumherum keinen Job in seiner Branche mehr kriegen, denn der Miesling vom Marktf眉hrer droht eventuellen Arbeitgebern von Ned mit Entzung s盲mtlicher Anzeigen.
Der anschlie脽ende Zusammenbruch von Neds bisherigen Lebens und dem Karrieresprung seiner Frau an die Westk眉ste hat was f眉r sich, aber seine l盲stige Angewohnheit gleich jedem die Fresse polieren zu wollen, den er f眉r ein Ungl眉ck in seinem Leben oder den Selbstmord des unrettbaren ehemaligen Kollegen verantwortlich macht, wecken bei mir nicht gerade Sympathien f眉r den Tugendbolzen Ned, der seine Frau 眉ber alles liebt, aber nie Schw盲che zeigen will.
Nach der Beerdigung des Kollegen kommt es zu einem besoffenen One-Night-Stand mit einer fr眉heren Kollegin, die sich mehr davon verspricht, doch Ned dackelt noch mitten in der Nacht mit einem riesengro脽en Knutschfleck nach Hause und nat眉rlich ist seine Frau gerade aus LA eingetroffen, weil sie ihm doch noch eine Chance geben will. Ned sieht sich schon auf dem Weg zum Pappkarton als ihn sein fr眉herer Schulfreund Jerry aufliest, der f眉r einen Business-Guru arbeitet, der w盲hrend der Reagen-Zeit viel Geld gemacht hat und nun von Motivations-Bestsellern lebt. Jerry l盲sst Ned bei sich wohnen, macht ihn wieder fl眉ssig und macht ihn zum Chef- und einzigen Verk盲ufer eines windigen Fonds, der in erster Linie zur Geldw盲sche genutzt wird.
Jerry sichert sich die Loyalit盲t aber nicht nur durch Wohltaten, sondern auch dadurch, dass er Ned erst bei der Ermordung seines nachtragenden Erzrivalen zusehen l盲sst, ihn zuvor zum Hauptverd盲chtigen stempelt und ihm ein Alibi verschafft.
Ned sitzt danach die meiste Zeit im Flieger auf die Bahamas, denn er ist in erster Linie Bagman des Syndikats und windet sich am Ende mit viel Gl眉ck, der Hilfe seiner Ex und alter Freunde, sowie etwas Finesse wieder heraus. Am Ende l盲sst der Autor gerade noch offen, ob Ned auch seine Frau wieder kriegt. Zwischendrin baggert Jerry auch noch die Ex von Ned an und bedroht ihr Leben, aber alles, was f眉r Spannung gut w盲re, wird in ein paar kurzen S盲tzen abgehandelt, da Kennedy wohl nicht zulassen kann, dass seinen Helden ernsthaft etwas zust枚脽t und schon gar nicht die aktive Verwicklung in kriminelle Machenschaften.
Abgesehen davon, dass Ned Geld auf ein Konto abzweigt, dass er unter dem Namen von Jerry er枚ffnet hat, um ihn bei passender Gelegenheit bei seinem Boss anzuschw盲rzen, begeht er w盲hrend seiner Zeit im Business keine Straftat f眉r die er belangt werden k枚nnte, er protestiert beim Showdown mit dem gro脽en Boss Ballantine sogar gegen Jerry Eliminierung und will nur, dass sein ehemaliger Kumpel f眉r den Mord am l盲stigen Insider aus der Computerbranche vor Gericht gestellt wird. Als ob ein Zeuge mit diesem Vorwissen 眉ber die Unternehmensstrukturen eines Mob-Unternehmens nur den Hauch einer 脺berlebenschance h盲tte.
Vielleicht hat Kennedy sogar die komplette emotionale Bandbreite eines Typen wie Ned getroffen, aber mir war's zu wenig, den Mann f眉hrt nichts in Versuchung, immer nur dieses Rumgejammer wegen der Frau, die ihm davon gegangen ist, weil er sie nie an seinem Innenleben teilhaben lassen wollte. Die Exposition ist zwar realistisch, aber im Vergleich zur ziemlich knapp und lieblos abgehaspelten Spannung doch viel zu lang. Anderseits h盲tte ich mir bei einer vern眉nftigen Durchf眉hrung auch 150 Seiten mehr antun m眉ssen. So entsteht der Eindruck, Kennedy war beim Ansnutzen seiner Seiten oder der ihm zur Verf眉gung stehenden Zeit nicht sehr effektiv.
Wollte man das auf dem Klappentext als Vergleichsgr枚脽e angef眉hrte Fegefeuer der Eitelkeiten daneben stellen, m眉sste man dem Job sogar einen Stern geben.
Dabei war die Ausgangssituation gar nicht mal so schlecht, ein Riesenarschloch von einem Chefanzeigenverk盲ufer f眉r eine aufstrebende Computerzeitschrift ger盲t w盲hrend der 脺bernahme seines Blattes durch einen deutschen Medienkonzern in Loyalit盲tskonflikte und verliert am Ende alles, Karriere, Frau und beinahe auch seine Freiheit.
Den Job, weil sein praktisch schon abgesetzter Vorgesetzter und einstiger Entdecker beim gro脽en Konkurrenten angeheuert hat, der den Krauts das Blatt abgekauft hat, um es dicht zu machen. Beim unverhofften Abschied am ersten Tag als Verlagsleiter trifft er zuf盲llig den Deutschen im Aufzug und schl盲gt ihn krankenhausreif.
Da er beim Versuch die Quote seiner Abteilung und einen angeschlagenen Kollegen zu retten, zudem den Verantwortlichen eines gro脽en Computerherstellers zur urspr眉nglich geschalteten Anzeige erpresst hat, wird Ned Allen in New York und drumherum keinen Job in seiner Branche mehr kriegen, denn der Miesling vom Marktf眉hrer droht eventuellen Arbeitgebern von Ned mit Entzung s盲mtlicher Anzeigen.
Der anschlie脽ende Zusammenbruch von Neds bisherigen Lebens und dem Karrieresprung seiner Frau an die Westk眉ste hat was f眉r sich, aber seine l盲stige Angewohnheit gleich jedem die Fresse polieren zu wollen, den er f眉r ein Ungl眉ck in seinem Leben oder den Selbstmord des unrettbaren ehemaligen Kollegen verantwortlich macht, wecken bei mir nicht gerade Sympathien f眉r den Tugendbolzen Ned, der seine Frau 眉ber alles liebt, aber nie Schw盲che zeigen will.
Nach der Beerdigung des Kollegen kommt es zu einem besoffenen One-Night-Stand mit einer fr眉heren Kollegin, die sich mehr davon verspricht, doch Ned dackelt noch mitten in der Nacht mit einem riesengro脽en Knutschfleck nach Hause und nat眉rlich ist seine Frau gerade aus LA eingetroffen, weil sie ihm doch noch eine Chance geben will. Ned sieht sich schon auf dem Weg zum Pappkarton als ihn sein fr眉herer Schulfreund Jerry aufliest, der f眉r einen Business-Guru arbeitet, der w盲hrend der Reagen-Zeit viel Geld gemacht hat und nun von Motivations-Bestsellern lebt. Jerry l盲sst Ned bei sich wohnen, macht ihn wieder fl眉ssig und macht ihn zum Chef- und einzigen Verk盲ufer eines windigen Fonds, der in erster Linie zur Geldw盲sche genutzt wird.
Jerry sichert sich die Loyalit盲t aber nicht nur durch Wohltaten, sondern auch dadurch, dass er Ned erst bei der Ermordung seines nachtragenden Erzrivalen zusehen l盲sst, ihn zuvor zum Hauptverd盲chtigen stempelt und ihm ein Alibi verschafft.
Ned sitzt danach die meiste Zeit im Flieger auf die Bahamas, denn er ist in erster Linie Bagman des Syndikats und windet sich am Ende mit viel Gl眉ck, der Hilfe seiner Ex und alter Freunde, sowie etwas Finesse wieder heraus. Am Ende l盲sst der Autor gerade noch offen, ob Ned auch seine Frau wieder kriegt. Zwischendrin baggert Jerry auch noch die Ex von Ned an und bedroht ihr Leben, aber alles, was f眉r Spannung gut w盲re, wird in ein paar kurzen S盲tzen abgehandelt, da Kennedy wohl nicht zulassen kann, dass seinen Helden ernsthaft etwas zust枚脽t und schon gar nicht die aktive Verwicklung in kriminelle Machenschaften.
Abgesehen davon, dass Ned Geld auf ein Konto abzweigt, dass er unter dem Namen von Jerry er枚ffnet hat, um ihn bei passender Gelegenheit bei seinem Boss anzuschw盲rzen, begeht er w盲hrend seiner Zeit im Business keine Straftat f眉r die er belangt werden k枚nnte, er protestiert beim Showdown mit dem gro脽en Boss Ballantine sogar gegen Jerry Eliminierung und will nur, dass sein ehemaliger Kumpel f眉r den Mord am l盲stigen Insider aus der Computerbranche vor Gericht gestellt wird. Als ob ein Zeuge mit diesem Vorwissen 眉ber die Unternehmensstrukturen eines Mob-Unternehmens nur den Hauch einer 脺berlebenschance h盲tte.
Vielleicht hat Kennedy sogar die komplette emotionale Bandbreite eines Typen wie Ned getroffen, aber mir war's zu wenig, den Mann f眉hrt nichts in Versuchung, immer nur dieses Rumgejammer wegen der Frau, die ihm davon gegangen ist, weil er sie nie an seinem Innenleben teilhaben lassen wollte. Die Exposition ist zwar realistisch, aber im Vergleich zur ziemlich knapp und lieblos abgehaspelten Spannung doch viel zu lang. Anderseits h盲tte ich mir bei einer vern眉nftigen Durchf眉hrung auch 150 Seiten mehr antun m眉ssen. So entsteht der Eindruck, Kennedy war beim Ansnutzen seiner Seiten oder der ihm zur Verf眉gung stehenden Zeit nicht sehr effektiv.
Wollte man das auf dem Klappentext als Vergleichsgr枚脽e angef眉hrte Fegefeuer der Eitelkeiten daneben stellen, m眉sste man dem Job sogar einen Stern geben.
June 24, 2012
I picked this book up from a local library. It was donated by a major oil and gas company. I have never read any book written by this author before. Once i started reading I couldn't stop. The story felt so real. It exposes the ugly side of outward success in the corporate world , the world of media advertisement to be exact. The characters are simple yet they appear so "alive". The other characters helps bring the story to life too even Mr.Jack Ballantine.
I love reading this book. It makes me wonder about where the author got his inspiration from. It reminds me of the ugly side of globalization i.e small struggling commercial media companies being usurped/sold off/bought over by large international conglomerate that has no hearts at all for struggling people who work days and nights trying to close deals for the company.
It opens my eyes to people who work in the culture of competitiveness, people who work outside their comfort zones.It reminds me of a city made of cold grey skyscrappers, all indifferent and cold to outsiders, to losers and non-performers. It makes me stand in awe of those who attempt to join the corporate world and manage to survive and succeed like Ned in this story and he did it all with his good old navvy compassionate steel toughness with a bit of ruthlessness.
This novel makes me appreciate what I have at the moment. It makes me feel grateful for my job, my family and what little blessings we have in our life at the moment.
This is a great book...I recommend it to any younger friends who are in journalism, mass communication, marketing , business and etc.
I love reading this book. It makes me wonder about where the author got his inspiration from. It reminds me of the ugly side of globalization i.e small struggling commercial media companies being usurped/sold off/bought over by large international conglomerate that has no hearts at all for struggling people who work days and nights trying to close deals for the company.
It opens my eyes to people who work in the culture of competitiveness, people who work outside their comfort zones.It reminds me of a city made of cold grey skyscrappers, all indifferent and cold to outsiders, to losers and non-performers. It makes me stand in awe of those who attempt to join the corporate world and manage to survive and succeed like Ned in this story and he did it all with his good old navvy compassionate steel toughness with a bit of ruthlessness.
This novel makes me appreciate what I have at the moment. It makes me feel grateful for my job, my family and what little blessings we have in our life at the moment.
This is a great book...I recommend it to any younger friends who are in journalism, mass communication, marketing , business and etc.
January 31, 2010
I think its a shame the cover of this book put me off reading it - it is actually a great holiday read, a really taut and edge of the seat thriller which I found very hard to put down and thoroughly enjoyed: I could imagine it on the big screen perhaps. I know the old adage about not judging the book by the cover is true but these days I think there are so many trashy (looking) covers in the shops it is hard not to put them into categories in your head based on their appearance (I am guilty - anything pink is out straightaway!). It's not a demanding read but it was well paced and had a few very unexpected twists and turns on the way. So I was proved wrong about this one and would look up some other of his books if I was lucky enough to have a week off in the sun sometime (not soon unfortunately)as it was hard to stop reading it, as tired as I was at the time.
January 12, 2019
袠屑邪褏 薪褍卸写邪 薪械褖芯 懈 薪褟泻芯泄 写邪 芯褌屑懈械 谢芯褕懈褟 锌芯褋谢械胁泻褍褋 芯褌 锌芯褋谢械写薪邪褌邪 锌褉芯褔械褌械薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪.
袠 械褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯 褋械 泻邪褔懈褏 芯褌薪芯胁芯 薪邪 "胁懈褋芯泻芯褋泻芯褉芯褋褌薪懈褟 胁谢邪泻 ", 褍锌褉邪胁谢褟胁邪薪 芯褌 屑芯褟 谢褞斜懈屑械褑 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈.
袩芯胁械褉懈褏 屑褍 写芯胁械褉懈械褌芯 褋懈 芯褖械 褋 锌褗褉胁懈褟 锌褉芯褔械褌械薪 褉芯屑邪薪. 袠 褌邪泻邪 懈 写芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪懈褟 懈蟹写邪写械薪 锌芯 薪邪褕懈褌械 褕懈褉懈薪懈.袠 斜械蟹 褌芯胁邪 褋械 芯泻邪蟹邪 , 褔械 械 屑懈薪邪谢芯 写芯褋褌邪 胁褉械屑械 芯褌泻邪泻褌芯 谐懈 褔械褌芯褏. 小械谐邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褖械 褋懈 谐懈 锌褉懈锌芯屑薪褟屑 , 写芯泻邪褌芯 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪屑 褌褗褉褋械薪械褌芯, 薪邪 锌芯薪械 褉邪胁械薪 薪邪 薪械谐芯 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉 薪邪 褋谢芯胁芯褌芯.
7/02/16-袟邪胁谢邪写褟胁邪褖邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 , 泻芯褟褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 蟹邪 械写懈薪 屑懈谐 . 小褗褋 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯褋褌 褖械 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪 写邪 褔械褌邪 褌芯蟹懈 邪胁褌芯褉.
袝褌芯 褌芯胁邪 屑懈 褋械 蟹邪斜懈 胁 屑懈褋谢懈褌械 :
- " 袚芯褉写芯褋褌褌邪 锌褉械写褕械褋褌胁邪 锌褉芯胁邪谢邪".
袠 械褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯 褋械 泻邪褔懈褏 芯褌薪芯胁芯 薪邪 "胁懈褋芯泻芯褋泻芯褉芯褋褌薪懈褟 胁谢邪泻 ", 褍锌褉邪胁谢褟胁邪薪 芯褌 屑芯褟 谢褞斜懈屑械褑 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈.
袩芯胁械褉懈褏 屑褍 写芯胁械褉懈械褌芯 褋懈 芯褖械 褋 锌褗褉胁懈褟 锌褉芯褔械褌械薪 褉芯屑邪薪. 袠 褌邪泻邪 懈 写芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪懈褟 懈蟹写邪写械薪 锌芯 薪邪褕懈褌械 褕懈褉懈薪懈.袠 斜械蟹 褌芯胁邪 褋械 芯泻邪蟹邪 , 褔械 械 屑懈薪邪谢芯 写芯褋褌邪 胁褉械屑械 芯褌泻邪泻褌芯 谐懈 褔械褌芯褏. 小械谐邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褖械 褋懈 谐懈 锌褉懈锌芯屑薪褟屑 , 写芯泻邪褌芯 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪屑 褌褗褉褋械薪械褌芯, 薪邪 锌芯薪械 褉邪胁械薪 薪邪 薪械谐芯 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉 薪邪 褋谢芯胁芯褌芯.
7/02/16-袟邪胁谢邪写褟胁邪褖邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 , 泻芯褟褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 蟹邪 械写懈薪 屑懈谐 . 小褗褋 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯褋褌 褖械 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪 写邪 褔械褌邪 褌芯蟹懈 邪胁褌芯褉.
袝褌芯 褌芯胁邪 屑懈 褋械 蟹邪斜懈 胁 屑懈褋谢懈褌械 :
- " 袚芯褉写芯褋褌褌邪 锌褉械写褕械褋褌胁邪 锌褉芯胁邪谢邪".
October 10, 2012
When I started reading, I became a little irritated. After a while it got better. At the end I couldn't put it down.
March 27, 2014
笑械谢懈褟褌 褋胁褟褌, 褑械谢懈褟褌 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 卸懈胁芯褌 褋械 写胁懈卸懈 芯褌 褋写械谢泻懈. 袠屑邪 芯斜邪褔械 褋写械谢泻懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 芯褋褌邪胁褟褌 褔芯胁械泻褗褌 写邪 斜褗写械 褔芯胁械泻, 薪芯 懈屑邪 懈 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯 屑械褎懈褋褌芯褎械谢褋泻懈 芯褌薪械屑邪褌 写褍褕邪褌邪 屑褍 懈 褌芯泄 胁 懈屑械褌芯 薪邪 锌邪褉懈褌械 械 谐芯褌芯胁 写邪 泻褍锌褍胁邪, 写邪 锌褉芯写邪胁邪, 写邪 懈蟹屑褗褔胁邪, 写邪 谢褗卸械 褋邪屑芯 懈 褋邪屑芯 蟹邪 写邪 懈屑邪 锌芯胁械褔械.
袠屑械薪薪芯 褌邪泻懈胁邪 褋邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 薪邪 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈. 袦芯写械褉薪芯褌芯 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋泻芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌懈 蟹邪 写邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋懈 芯褋懈谐褍褉懈 芯褌写械谢薪邪褌邪 谢懈褔薪芯褋褌 薪芯褉屑邪谢薪懈 褍褋谢芯胁懈褟 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌. 小褞卸械褌褗褌 械 屑薪芯谐芯锌芯褋芯褔械薪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褉邪蟹泻褉懈胁邪 褋谢褍卸械斜薪懈, 锌褉懈褟褌械谢褋泻懈 懈 褋械屑械泄薪懈 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪褌 褋泻芯褉芯褋褌薪芯. 效芯胁械褕泻懈褌械 褋褗写斜懈 褋械 锌褉芯屑械薪褟褌 褋褗褋 褋褌褉邪褏芯褌薪邪 斜褗褉蟹懈薪邪. 效懈褌邪褌械谢褟褌 胁懈卸写邪, 褔械 胁 褌芯胁邪 褋褍锌械褉褉邪蟹胁懈褌芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯 薪邪泄-褋谢邪斜懈褌械, 薪邪泄-褍褟蟹胁懈屑懈褌械 薪械 懈蟹写褗褉卸邪褌. 孝械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 褋械 锌谢褗蟹谐邪褌 胁褗褉褏褍 卸懈褌械泄褋泻懈褟 谐褉械斜械薪 薪邪 胁褗谢薪邪褌邪 芯褑械谢褟胁邪褌, 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 褌褉褍写薪芯, 薪芯 懈屑邪 懈 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 谐芯褌芯胁懈 写邪 褋械 斜芯褉褟褌, 写邪 薪邪泻邪蟹胁邪褌, 蟹邪 写邪 褋锌邪褋褟褌 薪械 褋邪屑芯 褋械斜械 褋懈, 薪芯 懈 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯褌芯 芯褌 芯薪械蟹懈, 褔懈泄褌芯 斜芯谐 械 袟谢邪褌薪懈褟褌 褌械谢械褑.
笑褟谢芯褌芯 褉械胁褞:
袠屑械薪薪芯 褌邪泻懈胁邪 褋邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 薪邪 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈. 袦芯写械褉薪芯褌芯 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋泻芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌懈 蟹邪 写邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋懈 芯褋懈谐褍褉懈 芯褌写械谢薪邪褌邪 谢懈褔薪芯褋褌 薪芯褉屑邪谢薪懈 褍褋谢芯胁懈褟 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌. 小褞卸械褌褗褌 械 屑薪芯谐芯锌芯褋芯褔械薪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褉邪蟹泻褉懈胁邪 褋谢褍卸械斜薪懈, 锌褉懈褟褌械谢褋泻懈 懈 褋械屑械泄薪懈 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪褌 褋泻芯褉芯褋褌薪芯. 效芯胁械褕泻懈褌械 褋褗写斜懈 褋械 锌褉芯屑械薪褟褌 褋褗褋 褋褌褉邪褏芯褌薪邪 斜褗褉蟹懈薪邪. 效懈褌邪褌械谢褟褌 胁懈卸写邪, 褔械 胁 褌芯胁邪 褋褍锌械褉褉邪蟹胁懈褌芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯 薪邪泄-褋谢邪斜懈褌械, 薪邪泄-褍褟蟹胁懈屑懈褌械 薪械 懈蟹写褗褉卸邪褌. 孝械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 褋械 锌谢褗蟹谐邪褌 胁褗褉褏褍 卸懈褌械泄褋泻懈褟 谐褉械斜械薪 薪邪 胁褗谢薪邪褌邪 芯褑械谢褟胁邪褌, 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 褌褉褍写薪芯, 薪芯 懈屑邪 懈 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 谐芯褌芯胁懈 写邪 褋械 斜芯褉褟褌, 写邪 薪邪泻邪蟹胁邪褌, 蟹邪 写邪 褋锌邪褋褟褌 薪械 褋邪屑芯 褋械斜械 褋懈, 薪芯 懈 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯褌芯 芯褌 芯薪械蟹懈, 褔懈泄褌芯 斜芯谐 械 袟谢邪褌薪懈褟褌 褌械谢械褑.
笑褟谢芯褌芯 褉械胁褞:
April 5, 2020
Review to follow
September 26, 2019
I've read 12 novels by Douglas Kennedy so far and can't wait for his new trilogy to be published in the US (so far "The Great Wide Open" is availably with two more sequels to follow which both were already published in France).
His master piece is without a doubt "Pursuit of Happiness" which I've reread 4 times over the past 20 years. I wish it had much more pages!!!
"State of the Union" is my second favorite DK novel followed by "The Big Picture", "The Moment" (a suspenseful story set in 1986 Cold War Berlin), "Leaving The World" (even though it's rather depressing I liked it very much) and "Five Days" (I used to live in ME and there was hardly a page going by where I didn't nod and thought, yes, that's exactly how it was).
"The Blue Hour" turned out to be quite interesting even though I didn't care for the location (Morocco). But it would definitely make a good movie!
The worst DK novels were for me "The Dead Heart" (awful language in the dialogues, even though he describes Australia very well), "A Special Relationship"(it contains too many hospital scenes) and "The Woman in the Fifth" (I really tried very hard to like it, after all it's located in my absolutely favorite city in Europe, but I didn't care for the plot and ultimately didn't care for the movie with Kristin Scott Thomas and Ethan Hawke either).
"The Job" started out rather slow. However, I was sure I would get into it, but it took me a while.
I have to admit that I'm not really interested in novels taking place in Manhattan in the business world (I was one of the very few people who got bored with Michael Douglas' part in the movie "Wall Street").
From page 220 on "The Job" becomes a page turner. Movie material!
As I was once forced to work at a call center for 2,5 years, I could relate to what Ned Allen was going through (I think only working in a factory or serving prison time could be worse).
Now I've started to read "Temptation" aka "Losing it". As a movie buff I'm sure this will be even more compelling for me to read than "The Job".
His master piece is without a doubt "Pursuit of Happiness" which I've reread 4 times over the past 20 years. I wish it had much more pages!!!
"State of the Union" is my second favorite DK novel followed by "The Big Picture", "The Moment" (a suspenseful story set in 1986 Cold War Berlin), "Leaving The World" (even though it's rather depressing I liked it very much) and "Five Days" (I used to live in ME and there was hardly a page going by where I didn't nod and thought, yes, that's exactly how it was).
"The Blue Hour" turned out to be quite interesting even though I didn't care for the location (Morocco). But it would definitely make a good movie!
The worst DK novels were for me "The Dead Heart" (awful language in the dialogues, even though he describes Australia very well), "A Special Relationship"(it contains too many hospital scenes) and "The Woman in the Fifth" (I really tried very hard to like it, after all it's located in my absolutely favorite city in Europe, but I didn't care for the plot and ultimately didn't care for the movie with Kristin Scott Thomas and Ethan Hawke either).
"The Job" started out rather slow. However, I was sure I would get into it, but it took me a while.
I have to admit that I'm not really interested in novels taking place in Manhattan in the business world (I was one of the very few people who got bored with Michael Douglas' part in the movie "Wall Street").
From page 220 on "The Job" becomes a page turner. Movie material!
As I was once forced to work at a call center for 2,5 years, I could relate to what Ned Allen was going through (I think only working in a factory or serving prison time could be worse).
Now I've started to read "Temptation" aka "Losing it". As a movie buff I'm sure this will be even more compelling for me to read than "The Job".
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 13, 2017
A page-turning novel full of suspense, intrigue and one man's hope for landing on his feet.
Ned Allen has a good job as an Ad Salesman in a thriving company. When the company is bought by an eccentric German businessman it appears Ned's ship has arrived. The new boss has big plans for him, some of which include extramarital affairs with women paid by the hour for their services. It bothers Ned that for him to move forward, some (including his current boss), may find themselves out in the street and out of a job. Ned's good intentions are to 'take care' of them when he becomes the official 'direktor' of the company.
Then the unthinkable happens. Ned's boss keeps his job and exposes Ned as a turncoat, and it's Ned out on the street. His wife, Lizzie, travels a lot in her job and is supportive. When a friend offers Ned a less than attractive job, he takes it for there seems to be no one willing to hire him. When it becomes clear he's getting involved in a laundering scheme, Ned sinks to a new low and seeks solace in the arms of an appreciative former employee grateful for him putting in a good word for her to keep her job. Lizzie finds out, and the two split.
When Ned learns his new job as a launderer is about to get him arrested, he comes up with a daring scheme to turn the tables on the tycoon and his goons who are looking to have the noose tied around his neck.
I read this book immediately after reading the author's book 'The Big Picture.' That's one of my favorites and I've read it twice and still have it in my collection so I can read again. 'The Job' is similar in book flow and page-turning technique. The book explores relationships in the business world, marriage in good and bad times, as well as how not all people you think to be friends have your best interest in mind.
Ned Allen has a good job as an Ad Salesman in a thriving company. When the company is bought by an eccentric German businessman it appears Ned's ship has arrived. The new boss has big plans for him, some of which include extramarital affairs with women paid by the hour for their services. It bothers Ned that for him to move forward, some (including his current boss), may find themselves out in the street and out of a job. Ned's good intentions are to 'take care' of them when he becomes the official 'direktor' of the company.
Then the unthinkable happens. Ned's boss keeps his job and exposes Ned as a turncoat, and it's Ned out on the street. His wife, Lizzie, travels a lot in her job and is supportive. When a friend offers Ned a less than attractive job, he takes it for there seems to be no one willing to hire him. When it becomes clear he's getting involved in a laundering scheme, Ned sinks to a new low and seeks solace in the arms of an appreciative former employee grateful for him putting in a good word for her to keep her job. Lizzie finds out, and the two split.
When Ned learns his new job as a launderer is about to get him arrested, he comes up with a daring scheme to turn the tables on the tycoon and his goons who are looking to have the noose tied around his neck.
I read this book immediately after reading the author's book 'The Big Picture.' That's one of my favorites and I've read it twice and still have it in my collection so I can read again. 'The Job' is similar in book flow and page-turning technique. The book explores relationships in the business world, marriage in good and bad times, as well as how not all people you think to be friends have your best interest in mind.
November 24, 2018
Ned Allen is a rising star in the New York鈥檚 corporate advertising sales world, on the brink of achieving his dreams from when he was a kid in Maine. To be successful in New York City, married to an amazing wife, a member of the local tennis club, etc., these are his definitions of life success. Who cares if he is living just a bit beyond his means? His bonus is coming soon and that will more than cover it all. But when the computer magazine he works for is bought and then quickly sold again, the bottom falls out. Ned鈥檚 belief that his sales skills can rescue him will be put to the test but as events continue to spiral out of control, Ned鈥檚 desperation grows until he finds himself on the wrong side of the law, loses his marriage, and even becomes wanted for murder.
This is a 鈥渃orporate thriller鈥� style and comparisons to John Grisham鈥檚 鈥淭he Firm鈥� are not without merit. The novel gets off to a pretty slow start but eventually picks up speed and comes to a fine conclusion. The protagonist and only POV character, Ned Allen, is a bit of a jerk and it can sometimes be difficult to root for him. I did feel for him though, especially as he tries to turn things around, become a better person, and still have bad things happen.
I鈥檝e never been (or wanted to be) in advertising sales or in the upper echelons of the corporate world but I suspect many of the characters portrayed in this book are quite realistic. There is some stereotyping here, particularly with the character of Jack Ballantine, a former star NFL quarterback-turned real estate tycoon-turned motivational speaker, but I鈥檝e run across enough corporate ladder-climber people in life to know that they do exist and so it was nice to see their final comeuppance at the end of this novel.
I鈥檝e never read any other books by Douglas Kennedy but based on this one, I would certainly read another if it came my way.
This is a 鈥渃orporate thriller鈥� style and comparisons to John Grisham鈥檚 鈥淭he Firm鈥� are not without merit. The novel gets off to a pretty slow start but eventually picks up speed and comes to a fine conclusion. The protagonist and only POV character, Ned Allen, is a bit of a jerk and it can sometimes be difficult to root for him. I did feel for him though, especially as he tries to turn things around, become a better person, and still have bad things happen.
I鈥檝e never been (or wanted to be) in advertising sales or in the upper echelons of the corporate world but I suspect many of the characters portrayed in this book are quite realistic. There is some stereotyping here, particularly with the character of Jack Ballantine, a former star NFL quarterback-turned real estate tycoon-turned motivational speaker, but I鈥檝e run across enough corporate ladder-climber people in life to know that they do exist and so it was nice to see their final comeuppance at the end of this novel.
I鈥檝e never read any other books by Douglas Kennedy but based on this one, I would certainly read another if it came my way.
December 15, 2020
Je n'ai pas r茅ussi 脿 accrocher 脿 l'histoire...
November 18, 2021
Probably the best book I read this year
April 8, 2023
Beaucoup trop de d茅tails descriptifs pour moi, cela m'a vraiment g锚n茅 dans ma lecture
March 24, 2023
Very disappointing, I normally devour Douglas Kennedy book but this took for ever to get going and by the time it did I had lost the will
April 24, 2017
I wish this story never ends!
By this I have finished all the novels from Douglas Kennedy. Such a wonderful thriller, love love it!
By this I have finished all the novels from Douglas Kennedy. Such a wonderful thriller, love love it!
April 7, 2015
I quite enjoyed this book. It was addictive reading and I got through it quickly. And I didn't think something about an advertising space salesman would appeal so much! It didn't feel as though it got too glossy American blockbuster thriller when he got messed up in The Job and I wasn't disappointed by the ending - maybe that sounds like a stupid thing to say, but I am often disappointed by these mysterious thrillers, in that they build themselves up really well, and when you start to find out what's going on, they're really crap.
It was actually quite depressing at times as well - the whole getting screwed over by a job, being made redundant, job hunting and being unemployed. Usch. I've never had amazing jobs, but I have done all that on my own small scale and it is very depressing.
I would hate to work in that pressurised sales environment that he was in at the start. Or that awful telesales job he did for a couple of weeks later on. I did telesales for a couple of weeks once and left because it was an awful job that I was terrible at. Oh, and the carry on over selling advertising space I can believe. I worked for a little local through-the-letter-box advertising magazine once (just in admin thank god) and the carry on they had selling advertising space; and not just that but the slightly underhand means competitors would take as well - and that was all small potatoes to what is in this book.
I'll definately try more of Douglas Kennedy's books in the future now I've tried this one. And it's not his best? Well, even better.
2009 bookcrossing journal.
It was actually quite depressing at times as well - the whole getting screwed over by a job, being made redundant, job hunting and being unemployed. Usch. I've never had amazing jobs, but I have done all that on my own small scale and it is very depressing.
I would hate to work in that pressurised sales environment that he was in at the start. Or that awful telesales job he did for a couple of weeks later on. I did telesales for a couple of weeks once and left because it was an awful job that I was terrible at. Oh, and the carry on over selling advertising space I can believe. I worked for a little local through-the-letter-box advertising magazine once (just in admin thank god) and the carry on they had selling advertising space; and not just that but the slightly underhand means competitors would take as well - and that was all small potatoes to what is in this book.
I'll definately try more of Douglas Kennedy's books in the future now I've tried this one. And it's not his best? Well, even better.
2009 bookcrossing journal.
March 28, 2014
鈥炐澬敌承拘残秆傂� 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪懈 褌褉懈谢褗褉懈 锌褉懈屑懈褉褟胁邪褌 锌褉芯薪懈泻薪芯胁械薪懈褟 褋褌懈谢 懈 泻芯屑械褉褋懈邪谢薪邪褌邪 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉邪. 孝芯泄 泻芯薪褋褌褉褍懈褉邪 褋褞卸械褌懈褌械 褋懈 芯泻芯谢芯 斜芯谢械蟹薪械薪懈 褋芯褑懈邪谢薪懈 褌械屑懈 懈 邪斜褋褍褉写懈 薪邪 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪芯褌芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯鈥�
(鈥炐曅窖傃娧€褌械泄薪屑褗薪褌 校懈泄泻谢懈鈥�)
小褗褋 鈥炐⌒葱敌恍盒把傂�" 锌懈褋邪褌械谢褟褌 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈 芯褋褌邪胁邪 胁械褉械薪 薪邪 泻谢褞褔芯胁邪褌邪 褌械屑邪 胁 褉芯屑邪薪懈褌械 褋懈: 写褉邪屑懈褌械 薪邪 褋褉械写薪邪褌邪 泻谢邪褋邪 懈 械谢懈褌薪懈褌械 褋芯褑懈邪谢薪懈 锌褉芯褋谢芯泄泻懈, 锌邪褉邪写芯泻褋邪谢薪邪褌邪 斜谢懈蟹芯褋褌 屑械卸写褍 械卸械写薪械胁薪芯褌芯 懈 斜褉褍褌邪谢薪芯褌芯, 屑械卸写褍 锌邪褌芯谢芯谐懈褟褌邪 懈 蟹写褉邪胁懈褟 褉邪蟹褍屑. 袧械写 袗谢褗薪 e 褋邪屑芯褍胁械褉械薪 褉械泻谢邪屑懈褋褌 胁 薪邪泄-斜褗褉蟹芯 褉邪褋褌褟褖芯褌芯 泻芯屑锌褞褌褗褉薪芯 褋锌懈褋邪薪懈械 胁 袦邪薪褏邪褌褗薪, 邪 褋褗锌褉褍谐邪褌邪 屑褍 械 懈蟹谐褉褟胁邪褖邪 蟹胁械蟹写邪 胁 锌褉械褋褌懈卸薪邪 袩袪 泻芯屑锌邪薪懈褟. 袠写懈谢懈褟褌邪 械 蟹邪胁懈写薪邪 写芯 屑芯屑械薪褌邪, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褌芯泄 谐褍斜懈 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 褋懈 懈 锌芯锌邪写邪 胁 屑褉械卸懈褌械 薪邪 斜械蟹褋泻褉褍锌褍谢械薪 褋褌褉芯懈褌械谢械薪 锌褉械写锌褉懈械屑邪褔. 袨锌懈褌懈褌械 薪邪 袧械写 写邪 蟹邪谐褗褉斜懈 锌芯写蟹械屑薪懈褟 褋胁褟褌 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪褌 鈥炐⌒葱敌恍盒把傂�" 胁 褌褉械褋泻邪胁邪, 锌褍谢褋懈褉邪褖邪 芯褌 邪写褉械薪邪谢懈薪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 蟹邪褉械写械薪邪 褋 褉邪蟹屑懈褕谢械薪懈褟 芯泻芯谢芯 薪褉邪胁褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 泻芯屑锌褉芯屑懈褋懈, 胁褗褉褏褍 泻芯懈褌芯 褎褍薪泻褑懈芯薪懈褉邪 屑芯写械褉薪芯褌芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯.
孝褉懈谢褗褉懈褌械 薪邪 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈 褋邪 锌褉械胁械写械薪懈 薪邪 16 械蟹懈泻邪 懈 芯褌写邪胁薪邪 褋邪 屑褍 懈蟹胁芯褞胁邪谢懈 褋褌邪褌褍褌 薪邪 械写懈薪 芯褌 薪邪泄-锌褉芯写邪胁邪薪懈褌械 邪胁褌芯褉懈 薪邪 锌谢邪薪械褌邪褌邪. 袩褉械蟹 邪锌褉懈谢 2007 谐芯写懈薪邪 褌芯泄 斜械褕械 褍写芯褋褌芯械薪 褋 薪邪泄-胁懈褋芯泻芯褌芯 褎褉械薪褋泻芯 锌褉芯褎械褋懈芯薪邪谢薪芯 芯褌谢懈褔懈械 - 袣邪胁邪谢械褉 薪邪 袨褉写械薪邪 薪邪 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉邪褌邪 懈 懈蟹泻褍褋褌胁芯褌芯. 小褗褋 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪芯褋褌褌邪 褋懈 写邪 锌懈褕械 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢薪芯 懈 褋褗褖械胁褉械屑械薪薪芯 褉邪蟹褌褗褉褋胁邪褖芯 蟹邪 薪械芯斜褟褌薪邪褌邪 褋邪屑芯褌邪 懈 斜械蟹懈蟹褏芯写懈褑邪 薪邪 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪懈褟 褔芯胁械泻, 褋 褍褋械褌邪 褋懈 蟹邪 邪斜褋褍褉写薪芯褌芯, 芯斜芯谐邪褌械薪 芯褌 褋邪褉泻邪蟹褗屑 懈 褍屑械谢芯 斜芯褉邪胁械薪械 褋 械蟹懈泻邪, 袣械薪械写懈 谐褉邪写懈 褋褞卸械褌懈, 胁 泻芯懈褌芯 写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 锌褉械锌褍褋泻邪 褕械屑械褌薪芯, 邪 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉懈褌械 褋邪 泻芯屑锌谢械泻褋薪懈, 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈 芯斜芯褋薪芯胁邪薪懈 懈 写芯褋褌芯胁械褉薪懈.
(鈥炐曅窖傃娧€褌械泄薪屑褗薪褌 校懈泄泻谢懈鈥�)
小褗褋 鈥炐⌒葱敌恍盒把傂�" 锌懈褋邪褌械谢褟褌 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈 芯褋褌邪胁邪 胁械褉械薪 薪邪 泻谢褞褔芯胁邪褌邪 褌械屑邪 胁 褉芯屑邪薪懈褌械 褋懈: 写褉邪屑懈褌械 薪邪 褋褉械写薪邪褌邪 泻谢邪褋邪 懈 械谢懈褌薪懈褌械 褋芯褑懈邪谢薪懈 锌褉芯褋谢芯泄泻懈, 锌邪褉邪写芯泻褋邪谢薪邪褌邪 斜谢懈蟹芯褋褌 屑械卸写褍 械卸械写薪械胁薪芯褌芯 懈 斜褉褍褌邪谢薪芯褌芯, 屑械卸写褍 锌邪褌芯谢芯谐懈褟褌邪 懈 蟹写褉邪胁懈褟 褉邪蟹褍屑. 袧械写 袗谢褗薪 e 褋邪屑芯褍胁械褉械薪 褉械泻谢邪屑懈褋褌 胁 薪邪泄-斜褗褉蟹芯 褉邪褋褌褟褖芯褌芯 泻芯屑锌褞褌褗褉薪芯 褋锌懈褋邪薪懈械 胁 袦邪薪褏邪褌褗薪, 邪 褋褗锌褉褍谐邪褌邪 屑褍 械 懈蟹谐褉褟胁邪褖邪 蟹胁械蟹写邪 胁 锌褉械褋褌懈卸薪邪 袩袪 泻芯屑锌邪薪懈褟. 袠写懈谢懈褟褌邪 械 蟹邪胁懈写薪邪 写芯 屑芯屑械薪褌邪, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褌芯泄 谐褍斜懈 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 褋懈 懈 锌芯锌邪写邪 胁 屑褉械卸懈褌械 薪邪 斜械蟹褋泻褉褍锌褍谢械薪 褋褌褉芯懈褌械谢械薪 锌褉械写锌褉懈械屑邪褔. 袨锌懈褌懈褌械 薪邪 袧械写 写邪 蟹邪谐褗褉斜懈 锌芯写蟹械屑薪懈褟 褋胁褟褌 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪褌 鈥炐⌒葱敌恍盒把傂�" 胁 褌褉械褋泻邪胁邪, 锌褍谢褋懈褉邪褖邪 芯褌 邪写褉械薪邪谢懈薪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 蟹邪褉械写械薪邪 褋 褉邪蟹屑懈褕谢械薪懈褟 芯泻芯谢芯 薪褉邪胁褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 泻芯屑锌褉芯屑懈褋懈, 胁褗褉褏褍 泻芯懈褌芯 褎褍薪泻褑懈芯薪懈褉邪 屑芯写械褉薪芯褌芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯.
孝褉懈谢褗褉懈褌械 薪邪 袛褗谐谢邪褋 袣械薪械写懈 褋邪 锌褉械胁械写械薪懈 薪邪 16 械蟹懈泻邪 懈 芯褌写邪胁薪邪 褋邪 屑褍 懈蟹胁芯褞胁邪谢懈 褋褌邪褌褍褌 薪邪 械写懈薪 芯褌 薪邪泄-锌褉芯写邪胁邪薪懈褌械 邪胁褌芯褉懈 薪邪 锌谢邪薪械褌邪褌邪. 袩褉械蟹 邪锌褉懈谢 2007 谐芯写懈薪邪 褌芯泄 斜械褕械 褍写芯褋褌芯械薪 褋 薪邪泄-胁懈褋芯泻芯褌芯 褎褉械薪褋泻芯 锌褉芯褎械褋懈芯薪邪谢薪芯 芯褌谢懈褔懈械 - 袣邪胁邪谢械褉 薪邪 袨褉写械薪邪 薪邪 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉邪褌邪 懈 懈蟹泻褍褋褌胁芯褌芯. 小褗褋 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪芯褋褌褌邪 褋懈 写邪 锌懈褕械 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢薪芯 懈 褋褗褖械胁褉械屑械薪薪芯 褉邪蟹褌褗褉褋胁邪褖芯 蟹邪 薪械芯斜褟褌薪邪褌邪 褋邪屑芯褌邪 懈 斜械蟹懈蟹褏芯写懈褑邪 薪邪 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪懈褟 褔芯胁械泻, 褋 褍褋械褌邪 褋懈 蟹邪 邪斜褋褍褉写薪芯褌芯, 芯斜芯谐邪褌械薪 芯褌 褋邪褉泻邪蟹褗屑 懈 褍屑械谢芯 斜芯褉邪胁械薪械 褋 械蟹懈泻邪, 袣械薪械写懈 谐褉邪写懈 褋褞卸械褌懈, 胁 泻芯懈褌芯 写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 锌褉械锌褍褋泻邪 褕械屑械褌薪芯, 邪 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉懈褌械 褋邪 泻芯屑锌谢械泻褋薪懈, 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈 芯斜芯褋薪芯胁邪薪懈 懈 写芯褋褌芯胁械褉薪懈.
December 7, 2015
袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 锌芯褔胁邪 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁械薪芯.
袦芯屑褔械褌芯 芯褌 褋械谢芯 褋械 械 褌褉褍写懈谢芯 屑薪芯谐芯 蟹邪 懈蟹褉邪褋褌胁邪薪械褌芯 褋懈, 写芯斜褗褉 锌褉芯写邪胁邪褔 薪邪 褉械泻谢邪屑懈 械, 斜械蟹 屑邪谢泻芯 写邪 褋褌懈谐薪械 写芯 屑薪芯谐芯 胁懈褋芯泻 锌芯褋褌 懈 ... 褌邪屑 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 锌邪写械薪懈械褌芯. 孝邪蟹懈 褔邪褋褌 械 芯锌懈褋邪薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉械, 锌芯泻邪蟹邪薪懈 褋邪 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈褟褌邪, 锌褉械蟹 泻芯懈褌芯 屑懈薪邪胁邪 褔芯胁械泻 锌芯 斜褗褉蟹懈褟 锌褗褌 薪邪写芯谢褍. 袛芯 谐芯谢褟屑邪 褋褌械锌械薪 屑懈 械 锌芯蟹薪邪褌芯 懈 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 褔械褌芯褏 褋 懈薪褌械褉械褋.
袙褌芯褉邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 芯斜邪褔械, 褋 褌懈褟 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪懈 褎懈薪邪薪褋芯胁懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈, 锌褉懈谢懈褔邪褕械 薪邪 谢械泻 (芯谢械泻芯褌械薪) 褉懈屑械泄泻 薪邪 肖懈褉屑邪褌邪... 袛邪卸械 薪邪泻褉邪褟 褋械 芯泻邪蟹邪, 褔械 薪械 谐谢邪胁薪懈褟 邪薪褌邪谐芯薪懈褋褌 械 薪邪泄-谢芯褕懈褟, 邪 械写薪懈 屑械卸写懈薪懈 谐械芯褉懈懈. 袗 褌邪泻邪 写芯斜褉械 屑芯卸械褕械 写邪 褋械 薪邪胁褗褉卸械 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 褔械 薪邪褉芯褔薪芯 褋邪 懈蟹锌褉邪褌懈谢懈 写邪 屑褍 褉邪蟹褉褍褕邪褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪, 蟹邪 写邪 薪褟屑邪 写褉褍谐 懈蟹斜芯褉, 芯褋胁械薪 写邪 薪邪谐邪蟹懈... 胁 泻邪谢褌邪.
袗胁褌芯褉褗褌 锌懈褕械 写芯斜褉械 懈 褋屑褟褌邪屑 写邪 锌褉芯褔械褌邪 懈 写褉褍谐懈 薪械谐芯胁懈 泻薪懈谐懈.
袦芯屑褔械褌芯 芯褌 褋械谢芯 褋械 械 褌褉褍写懈谢芯 屑薪芯谐芯 蟹邪 懈蟹褉邪褋褌胁邪薪械褌芯 褋懈, 写芯斜褗褉 锌褉芯写邪胁邪褔 薪邪 褉械泻谢邪屑懈 械, 斜械蟹 屑邪谢泻芯 写邪 褋褌懈谐薪械 写芯 屑薪芯谐芯 胁懈褋芯泻 锌芯褋褌 懈 ... 褌邪屑 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 锌邪写械薪懈械褌芯. 孝邪蟹懈 褔邪褋褌 械 芯锌懈褋邪薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉械, 锌芯泻邪蟹邪薪懈 褋邪 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈褟褌邪, 锌褉械蟹 泻芯懈褌芯 屑懈薪邪胁邪 褔芯胁械泻 锌芯 斜褗褉蟹懈褟 锌褗褌 薪邪写芯谢褍. 袛芯 谐芯谢褟屑邪 褋褌械锌械薪 屑懈 械 锌芯蟹薪邪褌芯 懈 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 褔械褌芯褏 褋 懈薪褌械褉械褋.
袙褌芯褉邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 芯斜邪褔械, 褋 褌懈褟 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪懈 褎懈薪邪薪褋芯胁懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈, 锌褉懈谢懈褔邪褕械 薪邪 谢械泻 (芯谢械泻芯褌械薪) 褉懈屑械泄泻 薪邪 肖懈褉屑邪褌邪... 袛邪卸械 薪邪泻褉邪褟 褋械 芯泻邪蟹邪, 褔械 薪械 谐谢邪胁薪懈褟 邪薪褌邪谐芯薪懈褋褌 械 薪邪泄-谢芯褕懈褟, 邪 械写薪懈 屑械卸写懈薪懈 谐械芯褉懈懈. 袗 褌邪泻邪 写芯斜褉械 屑芯卸械褕械 写邪 褋械 薪邪胁褗褉卸械 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 褔械 薪邪褉芯褔薪芯 褋邪 懈蟹锌褉邪褌懈谢懈 写邪 屑褍 褉邪蟹褉褍褕邪褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪, 蟹邪 写邪 薪褟屑邪 写褉褍谐 懈蟹斜芯褉, 芯褋胁械薪 写邪 薪邪谐邪蟹懈... 胁 泻邪谢褌邪.
袗胁褌芯褉褗褌 锌懈褕械 写芯斜褉械 懈 褋屑褟褌邪屑 写邪 锌褉芯褔械褌邪 懈 写褉褍谐懈 薪械谐芯胁懈 泻薪懈谐懈.
May 3, 2024
D茅cid茅ment, avec Douglas Kennedy, on n'est pas 脿 l'abri d'une bonne surprise. Le dernier titre de lui que j'ai lu m'a d茅莽ue, et celui-ci s'est r茅v茅l茅 锚tre un coup de c艙ur !
J'ai embarqu茅 d'embl茅e dans ce r茅cit hypnotique. On assiste entre incr茅dulit茅 et horreur 脿 la descente aux enfers d'un type qui nous semble proche et suscite une profonde empathie.
La spirale infernale et implacable dans laquelle Ned Allen se retrouve pris au pi猫ge est proprement effrayante, et en m锚me temps elle a quelque chose de fascinant. On se demande quand et si cela va s'arr锚ter, comment Ned va rebondir et s'il va seulement s'en sortir.
L'茅criture est ultra prenante et immersive, la lecture se fait en apn茅e.
Magistral.
Mon dernier coup de c艙ur de 2022.
J'ai embarqu茅 d'embl茅e dans ce r茅cit hypnotique. On assiste entre incr茅dulit茅 et horreur 脿 la descente aux enfers d'un type qui nous semble proche et suscite une profonde empathie.
La spirale infernale et implacable dans laquelle Ned Allen se retrouve pris au pi猫ge est proprement effrayante, et en m锚me temps elle a quelque chose de fascinant. On se demande quand et si cela va s'arr锚ter, comment Ned va rebondir et s'il va seulement s'en sortir.
L'茅criture est ultra prenante et immersive, la lecture se fait en apn茅e.
Magistral.
Mon dernier coup de c艙ur de 2022.
August 23, 2024
Okay, it is a big load of macho stuff, and it is a little far-fetched and not very credible, but it is very well written, and it is a pageturner, it is entertaining, it had me hooked from page one. And when a book does that for me, it is a good book. Not a great book, but there are not many of those in the world, anyway (in my humble opinion).
March 4, 2018
I would actually give this book 3.5 stars. I had a difficult time liking the main character at first and parts of the book were a little slow. The slow parts were definitely worth hanging in for however because there were also parts where I couldn鈥檛 put it down!
December 25, 2019
Enjoyable, if totally unrealistic, caper. After hitting rock bottom, an overly ambitious, and very 90s, salesman gets himself caught up in a money laundering scheme and high profile self-help gurus. Good summer reading.
November 14, 2016
I had no empathy with the characters who I thought were thinly drawn and ultimately, could not have cared less about what happened to them.Unconvincing plot.
August 22, 2022
Don't remember a thing about it. Just that it was a page-turner.
March 18, 2019
Intense, gripping and a roller coaster of a story. You just can鈥檛 put down the book until you finish it! Love it!
Selling, you see, all comes down to one word: persuasion.- Pg. 7
At the end of the day, selling is about just one thing: getting someome else to say yes. That鈥檚 the object of the exercise, the bottom fucking line. Yes. In fact, everything in life comes down to talking people into giving you a yes. You don鈥檛 get laid without a yes. You don鈥檛 get married without a yes. You don鈥檛 get a mortgage for a house without a yes. You don鈥檛 get a job without a yes. And you certainly don鈥檛 keep a job without a shit load of yeses. - Pg. 8
We may warship success in America but we are also riveted by failure. - Pg. 58
Everyone鈥檚 a victim of circumstance. And hindsight is just a convenient way of beating yourself up. - Pg. 208
That鈥檚 what selling teaches you: This is never an easy ride, and we spend most of our life scrambling. But once in a while, you can sit down with somebody and have a cup of coffee.
And when you sit down with somebody over a cup of coffee... well, it鈥檚 always the beginning. - Pg. 501
Selling, you see, all comes down to one word: persuasion.- Pg. 7
At the end of the day, selling is about just one thing: getting someome else to say yes. That鈥檚 the object of the exercise, the bottom fucking line. Yes. In fact, everything in life comes down to talking people into giving you a yes. You don鈥檛 get laid without a yes. You don鈥檛 get married without a yes. You don鈥檛 get a mortgage for a house without a yes. You don鈥檛 get a job without a yes. And you certainly don鈥檛 keep a job without a shit load of yeses. - Pg. 8
We may warship success in America but we are also riveted by failure. - Pg. 58
Everyone鈥檚 a victim of circumstance. And hindsight is just a convenient way of beating yourself up. - Pg. 208
That鈥檚 what selling teaches you: This is never an easy ride, and we spend most of our life scrambling. But once in a while, you can sit down with somebody and have a cup of coffee.
And when you sit down with somebody over a cup of coffee... well, it鈥檚 always the beginning. - Pg. 501
December 13, 2019
Everyone of the books I have read by this author have been fantastic, and this one did not disappoint. Ned Allen is a salesman for a computer magazine. He is quite successful and anxiously awaits for the year end bonus that he has earned to help him catch up on a little...actually a lot of overextension. Right before the year end, however, the company is sold. At first, Ned is reassured he still has a job and the bonus is still going to be paid. But tables turn quickly when Ned is brutally fired.
Now starts a serious fall from grace and desperation takes over.
And this is when the story hooked me. I loved the business aspect of this book. It was really interesting and enlightening.
Even though Ned makes a lot of mistakes, I can鈥檛 help but like his character. He鈥檚 a regular guy who acted on his desperation and made some huge mistakes. But, later, he figures out a way to get out of the big mess he is in so everyone wins. Well, almost everyone.
Finishing this book and I want to read another by this author. These books are so action packed with suspense so you are hanging on the edge of your seat, I want more!
Now starts a serious fall from grace and desperation takes over.
And this is when the story hooked me. I loved the business aspect of this book. It was really interesting and enlightening.
Even though Ned makes a lot of mistakes, I can鈥檛 help but like his character. He鈥檚 a regular guy who acted on his desperation and made some huge mistakes. But, later, he figures out a way to get out of the big mess he is in so everyone wins. Well, almost everyone.
Finishing this book and I want to read another by this author. These books are so action packed with suspense so you are hanging on the edge of your seat, I want more!
July 22, 2020
Ned Allen has it all. He's a young, attractive, successful ad manager at a popular tech magazine, with a fast paced career on the rise, a beautiful wife, a great house, and lots of late night dinners with equally attractive people.
But, fearing the magazine is about to be shut down after it's purchased by a foreign publisher, Ned makes a fatal mistake that brings his world crashing down around him. He suddenly finds himself unemployed, his marriage on the rocks, and under the thumb of a shady tycoon looking for a fall guy.
I originally read this novel when it was first published in 1998. It's a bit dated now, but still one of my favorite corporate thriller reads. The writing is tight, the characters are well developed, and the action is smart. A great read if you're into this genre. 21 years later, and the core story about corporate backstabbing, is still a page turner.
Perhaps it was because of two hyped novels that didn't perform as well as expected, Kennedy stopped writing corporate thrillers after this. A shame. He was fantastic at it.
But, fearing the magazine is about to be shut down after it's purchased by a foreign publisher, Ned makes a fatal mistake that brings his world crashing down around him. He suddenly finds himself unemployed, his marriage on the rocks, and under the thumb of a shady tycoon looking for a fall guy.
I originally read this novel when it was first published in 1998. It's a bit dated now, but still one of my favorite corporate thriller reads. The writing is tight, the characters are well developed, and the action is smart. A great read if you're into this genre. 21 years later, and the core story about corporate backstabbing, is still a page turner.
Perhaps it was because of two hyped novels that didn't perform as well as expected, Kennedy stopped writing corporate thrillers after this. A shame. He was fantastic at it.
February 6, 2024
I鈥檝e become quite a fan of Douglas Kennedy鈥檚 books. Initially, I thought I wasn鈥檛 going to like this one, as it鈥檚 not my usual genre of novel. However, rapidly I was hooked and couldn鈥檛 put it down.
The story tells of the ugly side of the corporate world. Ned, a relatively successful New Yorker, gradually loses everything, including his wife. Against all adversities, he fights to restore an equilibrium in all aspects of his existence. A fast-paced thriller.
Kennedy鈥檚 writing techniques are superb. He knows how much descriptive detail to include; he really brings his characters to life and the plot really flows well. One negative though, I consider the cover to be awful. It gives an incorrect impression of what the book is about.
To be recommended.
The story tells of the ugly side of the corporate world. Ned, a relatively successful New Yorker, gradually loses everything, including his wife. Against all adversities, he fights to restore an equilibrium in all aspects of his existence. A fast-paced thriller.
Kennedy鈥檚 writing techniques are superb. He knows how much descriptive detail to include; he really brings his characters to life and the plot really flows well. One negative though, I consider the cover to be awful. It gives an incorrect impression of what the book is about.
To be recommended.
July 8, 2020
This is my 2nd Douglas Kennedy book and it was much less enjoyable than the first.Thought it was rather predictable once the plot began to unfold.. set in the cut throat business sector of Manhattan, a takeover of the company leaves Ned Allen unemployed and owing a lot of money due to his extravagant lifestyle and the promised bonus not coming through.. He finally gets a job, but it鈥檚 not all it seems. He is just a front man for money laundering. End of the book shows how he finally outwits his ruthless bosses.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 22, 2019
I took this book to read on a plane, and while I was away, otherwise I probably wouldn't have finished it. The start was slow and boring and the main character not appealing. No wonder his wife was fed up with him! Some descriptions were too long - e.g. tennis matches - and the sales environment hard to get interested in.
The last third of the book got better, with an exciting - if very unlikely - finish.
The last third of the book got better, with an exciting - if very unlikely - finish.
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