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"A dark comedy of female rage" (Catherine Lacey) and a biting satire of life in the American workforce from a National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" honoree and Granta Best Young American Novelist
Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Vulture, the Huffington Post, Bustle, Lithub, and The Millions
I'm still trying to make the dream possible still might finish my cleaning project, still might sign up for that yoga class, still might, still might. I step into the shower and almost faint, an image of taking the day by the throat and bashing its head against the wall floating in my mind.
Thirty-year-old Millie just can't pull it together. She spends her days working a thankless temp job and her nights alone in her apartment, fixating on all the ways she might change her situation - her job, her attitude, her appearance, her life. Then she watches TV until she falls asleep, and the cycle begins again.
When the possibility of a full-time job offer arises, it seems to bring the better life she's envisioning within reach. But with it also comes the paralyzing realization, lurking just beneath the surface, of how hollow that vision has become.Â
"A skewering of the 21st-century American dream of self-betterment. Butler [is] a master of writing about work and its discontents." (The Millions)
Read Online The New Me Audible Audio Edition Halle Butler Penguin Audio Books
"This is one of the most boring books I've ever read. Totally banal. The first few pages made me think it was going to be quite funny. The misanthropic narrator seemed promising. But it deteriorated into nothingness."
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The New Me Audible Audio Edition Halle Butler Penguin Audio Books Reviews
- Absolutely thrilling book--could not put it down.
The novel follows the life of a thirty-year-old female protagonist who does not have it all together, yet. She is, as human and real, as they come. Those who have a bone to pick with her, the Type A perfectionists, did not understand the point of this book at all.
Not all of us are happy to follow the set and prescribed "formula for success," as in> go to school> get a degree> get a job> get promoted> get engaged> get married> buy a home> have a baby> save money> retire> die. Some of us do see the forest with all of its trees and some of us do revolt. Shocking, I know.
But here's the thing--that's okay. We are all different. Learn how to abstain from judging others.
Please. - I picked this book up after reading a good review of it, and I was not disappointed. I am a woman in my 50s who worked as a temp in my 20s, and Millie could be living my life of 30 years ago in her crappy little apartment with her crappy little temp job. This is not a cheery book. No one is going to offer this up as a fun, breezy beach read. But if you are a person who enjoys dark humor, and you want to read a book about a young woman who has good intentions and no clue about how to accomplish them, it's worth a read (and it's a quick read). The casual cruelties she inflicts upon others, and has inflicted upon her, are so relatable. Other reviewers have commented that Millie isn't likable; this book wouldn't work if the main character was the likable person who Millie so desperately wants to be. I love the way the book slowly lets us into her life, allowing the reader to learn bits and pieces about her history as we get to know and understand her. I read this book alternating between cheering and cringing, but really hoping for a win for Millie.
- This is one of the most boring books I've ever read. Totally banal. The first few pages made me think it was going to be quite funny. The misanthropic narrator seemed promising. But it deteriorated into nothingness.
- I spent the whole book wondering if something would happen to the hateful main character that would cause character development. That didn't happen. It was just a painfully drawn out pity party about her in a job that was the wrong fit.
- I wanted this book to be really good. The protagonist is flawed and at times, painfully funny. In fact, if you just want to read this book as a in-depth character study, it's amazing. The inner psyche of today's working female is spot on, and I laughed out loud at how many of the sentiments I've had or heard from my friends. But, if you are to read this as a book, and by book I mean a story with a narrative arc, you will be sorely disappointed. In fact, the whole thing wraps up in 3 lazy pages. I almost thought there was a publishing mistake and I didn't receive the entire kindle book! It's really that bad! I couldn't believe how frustrated I was—this book had me in my own state of female rage when I finished it at 1 am.
- I dunno, Halle Butler has this way of invading consciousness, or consciousnesses more appropriately. So many people populate her stories possessing rich internal lives and completely banal, frustratingly limited outward existences. It is the reality of a world run by private capital and a strong desire in the many to experience something enriching that can peacefully go exist with this culture. A powerful book with so much to teach if you’re in the mood to listen.
- This was a quick read that I was so happy to stumble upon! It’s funny, thought-provoking, and it vividly captures the main character’s simultaneous contempt for ‘millennial culture’ and idolization of it. After reading The New Me, I want to read the author’s previous novel, too.
- Boring story. Nothing happens. Bought this book by accident and would not recommend at all.
