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Carregando... Dear Committee Members: A novel (edição: 2014)de Julie Schumacher (Autor)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Very funny & probably too true. ( ) A library patron I hadn’t met before came to my desk saying she had a book suggestion, I began explaining about our online suggestion form and commenced filling it out for her until it became clear she’d just finished and returned the book to our library, and meant that she wanted to recommend I read the book—so I did. I too enjoyed the wit of the novel and the clever vehicle by which a story unfolds—a chronological series of letters, primarily LORs (letters of recommendation). Trust an English professor (the female author gets to exercise her prowess with the male lead who shares her profession) to make a stealthy attempt to raise my Lexile level. Some of these words I had heard but couldn’t have used with confidence, others were completely new to me. I tired of copying them down, so this is an incomplete list (definitions compliments of Google’s online dictionary): Imprimatur (person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard.) Plenary ((of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups.) Screed (a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious.) ***Many will be surprised I didn’t know this word considering how many I have produced over the years. Cipher (put (a message) into secret writing; encode.) Divagate (to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge, digress.) Intercalate (insert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure.) Encomiums (a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.) It’s only 180 pages—if you’re a faculty member, or were an English major, or just enjoy good wit, I think you’ll enjoy this. An epistolary novel about a disgruntled faculty member, Jason/Jay Fitger, who is writing an endless stream of Letters of Recommendation for students and faculty. It is funny in some cases, and in others, it is a venting of frustrations - with the faculty, with the office space, with people not responding, with former flames. It is a quick read. Just OK in my opinion. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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