kali_kat11 's review for:

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher

5.0

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I adored this book. It's rare that I get to read a book that is both smart and funny, with withering prose that skewers the academy and the crazies who haunt it's halls. I've worked in higher ed for 20 years now and this book hits the nail on the head -- actually it just blasts the nail. Faculty members gnawing on grudges "like scraps of carrion"? Priceless. I will confess that I found the ending less than satisfying and I did get a little bored with the missives to Jay's ex wife and his ex lover (he's cut quite a swath thru the school). But overall if you've spent any time dealing with academics this book will make you laugh out loud.