Anna Mitchael

As an advertising student, I really enjoy this read. It proved my teacher's saying about how fun (or ugly) it is working in a high-paced advertising agency. I think this book is more of a realistic fiction than a chick-lit. Every character in this book is not one dimensional and very realistic. You can love everyone in this, yet you can hate them for some things at the same time. The story also reflected the fact that women in offices do want to make it "big" beneath the men, but due to the construction of society and such, it must be done with a little bit of effort. Although some parts of the story may be a bit fantasy-ish (because this is fiction, right), this was a pleasant read with a great message.… (mer)

When Anna Mitchael falls in love with a man from the country, she has to reassess her entire future. A dyed-in-the-wool city girl, she suddenly finds herself living on a ranch in remote, rural Texas. More baffling still, she finds herself in possession of a flock of chickens and a series of self-satisfied roosters, all named Kenny (after Kenny Rogers). Mitchael uses her experiences with her chickens as a spur to ponderings on broader issues: how women behave in groups; the interaction between the sexes; the difficulty in adjusting from one reality to another. It’s fairly light, but Mitchael is funny, self-deprecating and no-nonsense: I get the impression she could quite easily turn her fish-out-of-water experiences into a full-length book.

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https://theidlewoman.net/2018/05/17/bite-sized-memoirs/… (mer)

I never watched Mad Men but I did watch The Devil Wears Prada. I have to tell you that this book is not as funny or witty as Devil. Also, if this is what having a job in the advertising world is like then I am glad I don't work in this industry or would ever want to get a job in this industry. The men in this story came off as such egotistical jerks. Plus, I was not feeling Ben. The way he acted so childish made me want to scream. In the beginning, I found Kay to be a wallflower and I also found myself screaming at her to wake up and "grow a pair". As the story progressed, she did break out of her shell. I would award her the "most improved award".

My biggest disappointment with this book is that I was hoping to find myself laughing a lot throughout this book. This did not happen. There were a couple of moments but they were far and few between and I could count the many times on one hand. One moment that I did like was when Kay was describing her mother and she said "That woman does more prying than a fireman with a crowbar." Sadly, this book does not deliver on the Mad Men meets Devil Wears Prada.… (mer)