This book is cute and fun, and is another adorable little love story by Rowell…if you can get past the creepiness of its premise. There’s a quote in this book, and I won’t post the whole thing, because the context of it would be a bit of a spoiler, but here’s the meat of it: “ If this were a Jane Austen novel, it wouldn’t be so bad…computers make everything worse.”Īnd to me, that quote just about sums up how I felt while reading Attachments. But he can’t help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.īy the time Lincoln realizes he’s falling for Beth, it’s way too late to introduce himself. When Lincoln comes across Beth’s and Jennifer’s messages, he knows he should turn them in. When he applied to be “internet security officer,” he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke. Meanwhile, Lincoln O’Neill can’t believe this is his job now- reading other people’s e-mail. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives. It’s company policy.) But they can’t quite bring themselves to take it seriously. ”īeth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. “Hi, I’m the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you. Length: 323 pages (hardcover and paperback)
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