301 reviews for:

Xerox

Fien Veldman

3.4 AVERAGE


In this books defence, I fear it was sold to me wrong. I read 'woman loves a printer' and thought, I'm in. This is more about a woman's relationship with capitalism/the work place as a whole. It was fine. I wish it had have been weirder. There are definitely parts that I felt were unnecessary (her childhood sections). It was fine.

Brilliant and weird. Really compelling writing. I found myself rooting for the two to find a way back to each other as in a love story?! Really fun read
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i finished it in april!!! woo!!!!

this was really wacky and weird. not sure i fully Got it but it wasnt bad! just a bit weird and like. why. this woman has soooo much anxiety (i get it but also girl!)

I too have a complicated relationship with office printers and working a job.
tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think this book was mismarketed and that’s why it fell flat for me. 

send marketing straight to jail for misrepresenting the premise so badly!!!

i enjoyed the book itself, but the themes are a bit half-baked. would have benefitted from some more time marinating in the mind's compost pile.

fun premise: an office worker is intimately obsessed with her office printer. fun writing, too, delving into the existential without being too heavy. equally, i thought there were some parts of the story that were throw out and never picked up again, which made it feel a bit disjointed.
funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I can’t believe they didn’t fuck
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated