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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved everything about this book. The Devil Wears Prada turned on it's head with lots of technology and none of the dark and heavy parts.
The Knockoff was a fun and entertaining book. If you read the blurb and thought it sounded kind of similar to The Devil Wears Prada but with something of a role reversal, you’d be right.
This has been on my long list of books I’d like to get to someday since it’s publication back in May of 2015. When I was browsing through audiobooks in my library’s catalog for a lighter read, The Knockoff showed as available and it seemed the time was right to dive in. I will admit, it took me a bit to get into the audio, but after about thirty minutes or so I got used to the accents and relaxed into it. This was read by Katherine Kellgren, a prolific narrator with 250 audiobooks under her belt, and she did a fine job here making each voice unique and sounding like they really belonged to the characters.
A major theme in The Knockoff is comparing the current generation starting in the workforce’s constant preoccupation with technology and gadgets in this digital age with the older generation’s preference for face to face conversations. I sit somewhere between the two camps so it was easy to identify with both. It was also nice to see characters from each side landing on a variety of points along the scale of tech-savvy, lending some depth to an otherwise fairly one note story.
“Life is funny, you know. It isn’t a running text. It has chapters. You might have a very different ending than the one you imagined.”
Fairly farfetched, this is more of a fluffy, light read that makes for good beach reading or a break between more serious or dark books.
This has been on my long list of books I’d like to get to someday since it’s publication back in May of 2015. When I was browsing through audiobooks in my library’s catalog for a lighter read, The Knockoff showed as available and it seemed the time was right to dive in. I will admit, it took me a bit to get into the audio, but after about thirty minutes or so I got used to the accents and relaxed into it. This was read by Katherine Kellgren, a prolific narrator with 250 audiobooks under her belt, and she did a fine job here making each voice unique and sounding like they really belonged to the characters.
A major theme in The Knockoff is comparing the current generation starting in the workforce’s constant preoccupation with technology and gadgets in this digital age with the older generation’s preference for face to face conversations. I sit somewhere between the two camps so it was easy to identify with both. It was also nice to see characters from each side landing on a variety of points along the scale of tech-savvy, lending some depth to an otherwise fairly one note story.
“Life is funny, you know. It isn’t a running text. It has chapters. You might have a very different ending than the one you imagined.”
Fairly farfetched, this is more of a fluffy, light read that makes for good beach reading or a break between more serious or dark books.
Listened to this on audio. If you can relate to the struggle of dealing with the speed of technology and staying relevant in your chosen field, this book is for you. Great main character.
It was a fairly fun read. At some points it was really weird, I mean I don’t believe that someone who is barely 40 knows COMPLETELY NOTHING about the internet. But it was just a story, so I just imagined she was like 65+ at then it made sense haha
Also I couldn’t stand eve, we’re almost the same age but she was such a bitch I wanted to slap her. I guess that’s how she was supposed to be created. So that’s good.
Also I couldn’t stand eve, we’re almost the same age but she was such a bitch I wanted to slap her. I guess that’s how she was supposed to be created. So that’s good.
This was a fun read, though I thought the characterization of Eve was a bit over the top.