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 Finally a novel that puts the "pissed" back into "epistolary."

Jason Fitger is a beleaguered professor of creative writing and literature at Payne University, a small and not very distinguished liberal arts college in the midwest. His department is facing draconian cuts and squalid quarters, while one floor above them the Economics Department is getting lavishly remodeled offices. His once-promising writing career is in the doldrums, as is his romantic life, in part as the result of his unwise use of his private affairs for his novels. His star (he thinks) student can't catch a break with his brilliant (he thinks) work Accountant in a Bordello, based on Melville's Bartleby. In short, his life is a tale of woe, and the vehicle this droll and inventive novel uses to tell that tale is a series of hilarious letters of recommendation that Fitger is endlessly called upon by his students and colleagues to produce, each one of which is a small masterpiece of high dudgeon, low spirits, and passive-aggressive strategies. We recommend Dear Committee Members to you in the strongest possible terms. Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Littérature et fiction Fiction Comédie Étudiant Spirituel Drôle
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I did not like 'reference letter' style of story telling in this book. I found it hard to follow and just generally uninteresting. Where is the real story here? Why do I care? The main character is supposed to be a jerk, I get that, but it just got old after a while. As an academic I appreciated some of the jokes, but beyond that, it was boring. There is an attempt at a narrative within the reference letters, but who actually talks like that in emails/reference letters? It felt unrealistic and took me out of the story.

Was not a fan of the narration style of this book

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