E. (A Novel) - Matt Beaumont

E. (A Novel) - Matt Beaumont: E, That's Good! (1166 words)
by IainWear - written on 22.07.07 (Very useful, 239 readings)
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There are some ideas so brilliantly simple that you wonder why no-one had thought of them before. Writing a book in the form of E-Mails was one such idea and with E-Mails now such a widespread form of communication, even more so than when “E” was first published in 2000, it seems such an obvious thing to do. You can always tell the strength of an idea by how many imitations it spawns and the release of “Who Moved My Blackberry?” five years on suggests the idea is still a popular one. “E” follows an important month in the life of a London advertising agency, Miller Shanks. They are battling to come up with the ideas that will win them a huge contract to be ...

we don't talk anymore (570 words)
by freediveheaven - written on 03.07.04 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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e is one of the funniest books that I have ever had the pleasure to read. The e is not a reference to the drug (for that you need to read work by Irvine Walsh) but the form of communication which has made the memo virtually obsolete in the work place and without which I?m not sure what I would do with the part of my working life not spent in meetings or at lunch meetings or in meetings about the need to organise a more important meeting. This is the first book my Matt Beaumont and is innovative in that the entire story is told through e-mail, this format makes the book a really easy and addictive read and also means that it stands up to repetitive reads as each ...

E. (A Novel) - Matt Beaumont: E(njoy)! (700 words)
by missbrowneyedgirl - written on 27.09.01 (Very useful, 148 readings)
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Have you ever used email at work? Yes? Well you will love this book! E (A Novel) is kind of a new concept in novels as the entire story is told via inter-office emails. It starts off with an email from David Crutton, the CEO of Miller Shanks, to his secretary telling her to get her butt in there now. A few emails later she has lost her job, and this is pretty much how the novel continues. Backstabbing, irrational, two-faced, flirting and breakdowns. Just like any other office really! Miller Shanks is an advertising firm who are pitching for the Coca Cola marketing contract. Via the emails you are introduced to all the members of the company. One nice ...