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sanddanz's review against another edition
3.0
For most people, there is nothing more terrifying than waking up and going into work day after day. Peter Giglio shows just how valid this fear is as he brings together twenty-five authors and stories in Help! Wanted. As with all anthologies, some stories will be favored by one reader while other readers will prefer the ones that reader didn’t care for. For me, some of the stories that truly stood out were Lisa Morton’s “Face Out”, where a spell goes wrong for a bookstore owner; Mark Allan Gunnells’ “Must Be Something in the Water”, which will make you hesitant to ever drink from a water cooler again; Gregory L. Norris’ “Carpool”, in which a man finally goes crazy from driving to work each day; and Jeff Strand’s “Work/Life Balance”, which shows how things really can be too good to be true. These are just a few of the magnificent and utterly terrifying stories in this collection. Do yourself a favor and read this book… unless, of course, you think it will make it that much more difficult to get out of bed in the morning. Consider yourself warned! Highly recommended for all library collections.
Contains: Adult Language & Adult Situations
Contains: Adult Language & Adult Situations
bigbookgeek's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this collection more than I expected to. I usually don't last long with short story anthologies, and can only take 2 or 3 at a time then have to move on to bigger works of fiction for a while. However, these stories, for the most part, were so much fun to read, I was able to make it through this whole thing without any breaks in my reading. Some are horrific, some surreal, some just bizarre, and a good helping of dark humor sprinkled in. All stories center around the workplace, and I started while unemployed, finished after getting a job... was the perfect timing for me to be reading this book.
charshorrorcorner's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good collection of short stories involving the work place. The stand-outs for me were as follows:
Unrest by Stephen Volk-4*. A unique vampire story.
This was my first Stephen Volk story and I will be looking for more.
Another Shift Change by David Dunwoody. A story about why you shouldn't dedicate your entire self to work. 4.5 stars
Face Out by Lisa Morton. 5* Book store employees really love their books. And their books love them.
Carpool by Gregory Norris. The things we will do to gain access to the carpool lane! 4*
The Interview by Adrian Chamberlin. How do you get demons out? 4*
The Tenure Track Lottery by Ellen Herbert. Like Shirley Jackson's "Lottery", sometimes you don't want to win. 4*
Team Player by Patrick Flanagan. What we will do to keep our jobs! 4*
Agnes: A Love Story by David C. Hayes. You won't believe who Agnes is! 4*
Shutdown by Vince A. Liaguno. This was a poem and I'm not big on poetry but I really liked this one. 5*
Accountable by David Greske. "We don't make mistakes" is the company motto. But what happens when someone, inevitably, makes a mistake? 5*
New Orlean's Best Beignets by Vic Kerry. All my notes say is "Flat Out Awesome". 5*
Deadline by Matt Kurtz. Women shouldn't stay late at work alone. 4*
The Vessel by Henry Snider. I don't even know what to say about this one, other than that I loved it. 5*
Playing Blackjack with Mr. Paws. A card game between an employee and a mouse with unusual rewards for the winner. 4*
Must Be Something in the Water by Mar Allan Gunnells. What do you know about the water in your office water cooler? 5*
My favorite story in this collection was authored by Gary Brandner titled: Words, Words, Words! Plagiarism has serious consequences! 5*
Unrest by Stephen Volk-4*. A unique vampire story.
This was my first Stephen Volk story and I will be looking for more.
Another Shift Change by David Dunwoody. A story about why you shouldn't dedicate your entire self to work. 4.5 stars
Face Out by Lisa Morton. 5* Book store employees really love their books. And their books love them.
Carpool by Gregory Norris. The things we will do to gain access to the carpool lane! 4*
The Interview by Adrian Chamberlin. How do you get demons out? 4*
The Tenure Track Lottery by Ellen Herbert. Like Shirley Jackson's "Lottery", sometimes you don't want to win. 4*
Team Player by Patrick Flanagan. What we will do to keep our jobs! 4*
Agnes: A Love Story by David C. Hayes. You won't believe who Agnes is! 4*
Shutdown by Vince A. Liaguno. This was a poem and I'm not big on poetry but I really liked this one. 5*
Accountable by David Greske. "We don't make mistakes" is the company motto. But what happens when someone, inevitably, makes a mistake? 5*
New Orlean's Best Beignets by Vic Kerry. All my notes say is "Flat Out Awesome". 5*
Deadline by Matt Kurtz. Women shouldn't stay late at work alone. 4*
The Vessel by Henry Snider. I don't even know what to say about this one, other than that I loved it. 5*
Playing Blackjack with Mr. Paws. A card game between an employee and a mouse with unusual rewards for the winner. 4*
Must Be Something in the Water by Mar Allan Gunnells. What do you know about the water in your office water cooler? 5*
My favorite story in this collection was authored by Gary Brandner titled: Words, Words, Words! Plagiarism has serious consequences! 5*
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