A review by eeviee
Temporary by Hilary Leichter

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

If "There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job" were set in Alice in Wonderland, then this would be its brainchild. This book was a mixture of jarring, funny, and satirical all the same. It succeeds in criticizing the job market, and how replaceable one can be when one is judged by their merits. The main characters lack a definitive name precisely because they lack character. For me, that was a clever way of showing the loss of identity when the only purpose is to serve a job, to be easily discarded once they lose their purpose. I would love to see this play onscreen as an animated version: I can just envision the colorful palette this book paints and the dark undertones it also tries to deliver.