Attachments - Rainbow Rowell
Published: 01/04/11
Publisher: Orion
Pages: 323
After reading Rainbow’s most recent novel ‘Eleanor & Park’ (E&P) I was eager to read her debut.
I found E&P easier to get into and harder to put down, this book was a completely different reading experience. We are taken back in time to 1999 when the internet and email have only recently be introduced to the workplace of Beth and Jennifer. They send emails to each other throughout the day whilst working and we learn about their lives via email which was an incredibly unique and interesting type of narrative.
Lincoln, a twenty something who lives with his mum gets a job at the newspaper where both Beth and Jennifer work. He is in the IT department and he is responsible for sending warnings to the workers if they are misusing the internet and email services. One day, Beth and Jennifer’s emails are flagged up for inappropriate content and Lincoln has the job of sending them both a warning letter. However, he finds that their conversations are interesting and he begins to read all the emails they send to each other. It soon becomes a bit of an obsession for Lincoln and he begins to develop odd feelings for one of the women. But with them having never met and him knowing everything about her life and her knowing nothing about his, is this a love story that will end happily?
I love the way Rainbow writes. Her books are crammed full of witty dialogue and narrative. The characters feel real and Lincoln was a lovely protagonist I often read books that are told from the viewpoint of women so to have this flipped and to see events from a male point of view was refreshing. I loved the addition of Doris, a funny, friendly character that seemed to be the catalyst for Lincoln changing his life for the better.
I didn’t enjoy this as much as I enjoyed E&P but this was still a well written book that I am glad I had the chance to read.
Publisher: Orion
Pages: 323
After reading Rainbow’s most recent novel ‘Eleanor & Park’ (E&P) I was eager to read her debut.
I found E&P easier to get into and harder to put down, this book was a completely different reading experience. We are taken back in time to 1999 when the internet and email have only recently be introduced to the workplace of Beth and Jennifer. They send emails to each other throughout the day whilst working and we learn about their lives via email which was an incredibly unique and interesting type of narrative.
Lincoln, a twenty something who lives with his mum gets a job at the newspaper where both Beth and Jennifer work. He is in the IT department and he is responsible for sending warnings to the workers if they are misusing the internet and email services. One day, Beth and Jennifer’s emails are flagged up for inappropriate content and Lincoln has the job of sending them both a warning letter. However, he finds that their conversations are interesting and he begins to read all the emails they send to each other. It soon becomes a bit of an obsession for Lincoln and he begins to develop odd feelings for one of the women. But with them having never met and him knowing everything about her life and her knowing nothing about his, is this a love story that will end happily?
I love the way Rainbow writes. Her books are crammed full of witty dialogue and narrative. The characters feel real and Lincoln was a lovely protagonist I often read books that are told from the viewpoint of women so to have this flipped and to see events from a male point of view was refreshing. I loved the addition of Doris, a funny, friendly character that seemed to be the catalyst for Lincoln changing his life for the better.
I didn’t enjoy this as much as I enjoyed E&P but this was still a well written book that I am glad I had the chance to read.
Laura