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Secret Lives of the Unemployed

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Secret Lives of the Unemployed, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Characters who are funny, engaging, relatable and yes, sometimes pathetic. A story that propels the reader forward with its wit and often dark humor (with several total laugh out loud moments). Themes of self-searching and the nature of relationships--universal, but refreshingly originally handled--plus the exploration of "life after the pink-slip" which is both topical and poignant. And then there's the setting--beautiful, brutal Brooklyn, who often transcends her role as a surrounding and feels like a character unto herself.

Join these three Brooklynites on their journey from the pain, humiliation and disorientation of job loss, through the understanding that while your job may be what you do, it shouldn't define who you are, to a thoroughly satisfying ending that leaves both the characters and the reader in a better place. Just wonderful.

I'm an avid and picky reader. I enjoyed reading this so much. It's little dark, very hilarious and totally relatable. It's like hanging out with a good friend who's got an "interesting" take on everyone. Read it!

A beautifully written story that speaks volumes to anyone who has ever lost their job, and found themselves searching for some answers.

This story, Secret Lives of the Unemployed, follows a few Brooklynites who have been thrown out of work and the rigid, grinding machine of working life to end up in a quieter (less lonely?)place.

The protagonist goes around NY and Brooklyn, taking in a few sites of the city one can do when they get a chance to breathe with-or without a pinkslip. She begins soul searching, trying to find a reason why she wasn't working, and along the way by mistake finds friends and companions among the laptop jockies at the local non-chain coffeeshop.

For anyone who has been out of work for an extended time or not wishing to seek it any longer, this story tells us that there is more to life then the deflating greenback, and that we need to actively sieze and appreciate it, before an even more valuable commodity-time is spent.