Careering: 'I loved loved loved it' Marian Keyes

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However, somewhere along the way, the story lost its original momentum and that is where I also lost my enthusiasm. Hilarious, astute and full of human truths, Careering is a compelling and thoughtful read that every woman (and man) should have on their shelves.

Moreover, every side character felt like a complete caricature of what I would've imagined people in ~publishing~ and ~digital media~ to be like when I was 15. A great exploration of relationships with ourselves, our families, our colleague's, our past and futures, our careers, our dreams, our voices. Will she wake up to the way she’s being exploited before her protégé realises that not everything is copy?I didn't love Careering quite as much as Insatiable, but it still has the humour and some filthy scenes that feature in Daisy Buchanan's debut. Will she wake up to the way she’s being exploited before her protege realises that not everything is copy? There are moments of tender thought, though; dialogue which always proves extra snappy, and characters that sometimes err on caricatures of themselves - whether that’s a good or a bad thing is there for you to decide. As someone far removed from corporate life in London I didn’t necessarily think I’d relate to this book.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. it explores the burnout that comes with working tirelessly towards your dream job, sometimes up to the point when it ceases to even be a dream anymore, along with the inherent privilege surrounding the notion of a ‘dream job’. Reading about a woman dealing with career burnout was utterly relatable but I found the execution fell a little flat for me.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Daisy has woven an astute tale of ambition and its place in women's lives, putting words to feelings I've had for age.

Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.Harri, at the other end of her career, has also been bitten and betrayed by the industry she has given herself to. the narrative did feel a little disjointed due to the quick pov switches between imogen and harri, and some of the dialogue was a little cringey at times.

The book was at times humorous and at times spilled in to Bridget Jones territory, I’m thinking the Gentleman interview.Careering centres itself around the pressures women face in the workplace and in the case of this novel within the media industry, where we face criticism and nuclear burnout to become the idealised ‘successful career woman’ with it all. This all jarred with her sex blog, a girl so confident she would publish her sex life for all to read, including her possibly violent father. Daisy has also appeared on a number of TV and radio shows including Woman’s Hour, The Today Programme, Soul Music, A Good Read, This Morning and Good Morning Britain.