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A compulsively readable, hilarious novel told through the e-mail messages of Martin Lukes. Martin Lukes is a man who is good at taking credit where it isn't due; a man who works hard at personal growth but consistently lets down everyone around him; a man who communicates with his sons by e-mail and fails to notice how smart his wife, Jenny, really is; a man—in short—who loves jargon but totally lacks understanding.
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"This is a good relaxing funny read. Novel idea to write the book in the form of email conversations. You love to hate the central character Martin Lukes. I would highly recommend the book to someone who is looking for something light to read. "
— Jigesh (5 out of 5 stars)
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“A book that is much funnier than the contents of any actual out-box.”
— New York Times -
“This funny and perceptive novel cannot be recommended too highly.”
— Sunday Times (London) -
“If there is any justice in the world, this book should become an instant classic.”
— Financial Times -
“Lukes is an hilarious bundle of corporate clichés… A more effective, and certainly more enjoyable indictment of corporate power than a shelf-load of anti-capitalist, anti-globalization protest books.”
— Guardian (London)
Who Moved My BlackBerry? Listener Reviews
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" Martin Lukes probably went to school with Adrian Mole! I laughed, I cringed. Very funny, backs up all my prejudices concerning large corporations! I say, go freelance, it's the only way! 'I'm smiling at you'! "
— Liz, 2/19/2014 -
" This is one of the funniest books I have read in a long time. Written in email format it is a fast read. "
— Lori, 2/14/2014 -
" British comedy written in emails and text messages--corporate satire. "
— MaryAnn, 2/4/2014 -
" I found this book to be just "ok". I listen to Lucy Kellaway's podcast of her Financial Times column and find her to be wickedly funny. The book was funny, but might have been better if I'd read it on a weekly basis, rather than all at once. "
— KarenLee, 1/14/2014 -
" I read some of the reviews of this one and can understand why a lot of people didn't like it but I thought it was really good. The main character really is atrocious but I did laugh out loud at times. "
— Marie, 12/22/2013 -
" Arguably better when it was weekly installments in the the FT. Lucy Kellaway remains one of my favorite FT journos, and I'd easily read a collection of her regular columns. "
— Chris, 12/2/2013 -
" It was pretty good. An easy read and pretty funny if you have worked in the corporate world. "
— Michelle, 11/28/2013 -
" I just reread this one and found it 22.5% better than it was the first time I read it. It's just full of creovation. "
— Corey, 11/25/2013 -
" Loved it! I love Lucy's writing in the Financial Times so I thought I would enjoy the book. Martin is so unaware of himself it was funny to read but you can totally picture all the emails in any work environment. "
— Kay, 7/14/2013 -
" Funny.....true from a crackberry perscpective. "
— Louise, 5/1/2013 -
" i enjoyed the format for this story. i'm glad it was set in britain, otherwise it might have felt a little too close to the truth to be funny. i needed the cultural distance to laugh at the story. "
— Trinity, 4/3/2013 -
" A wonderful mockery of those of us who rely on Blackberries... insightful and just fun. "
— Jacquie, 8/20/2012 -
" Cute but could of done without Pandora. "
— Jess, 7/10/2012 -
" An absolute hoot - a must for anyone working in the create industries - 'creovation' is a new addition to my lexicon!! "
— Nix, 6/28/2012 -
" Just a little bit pointless and no where near as funny as I was expecting. "
— Naomi, 6/18/2012 -
" Diagonal reading, but ok. "
— Clarisa, 1/23/2012 -
" Not unlike "The Office" in book form - cringes and giggles in roughly equal measure... "
— Ainsley, 5/27/2011 -
" Cute but could of done without Pandora. "
— Jess, 4/24/2011 -
" This book is 22.5 better than my 5 star review. This British satire of the modern businessman is in one word: Hilarious! "
— Gabrielle, 2/7/2011 -
" Absolutely hilarious in its exposé of the truth of the conceits within which we can all find ourselves living if we let our lives become small enough. "
— Lawrence, 8/5/2010 -
" Bridget Jones, enterprise executive version. Oh, and male. "
— Denise, 7/23/2010 -
" Very funny, very Creovative (TM)<br/><br/>--<br/>For an E clone "
— Richard, 6/27/2010 -
" A fast-paced, easy read that made me laugh out loud often... <br/>should be recommended reading for anyone in corporate life <br/>as a cautionary tale! "
— Alyce, 6/6/2010 -
" Funny! This book has the jargon down: "co-jointly," "22.5% better than my best," etc. I swear I've gotten emails exactly like some of the ones in this book. "
— Laurie, 2/19/2010 -
" It was pretty good. An easy read and pretty funny if you have worked in the corporate world. "
— Michelle, 2/1/2010 -
" i enjoyed the format for this story. i'm glad it was set in britain, otherwise it might have felt a little too close to the truth to be funny. i needed the cultural distance to laugh at the story. "
— Trinity, 11/23/2009 -
" What a great read. I loved that it was written in email entry format, and found myself wanting to slap Martin repeatedly throughout the read! A refreshing change to read after some very heavy reads recently! Strive & Thrive!!!!! "
— Josie, 10/19/2009
About Lucy Kellaway
Lucy Kellaway is the management columnist at London’s Financial Times. She has become well known for her pointed commentaries on the limitations of modern corporate culture and was named Columnist of the Year at the 2006 British Press Awards.
About the Narrators
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.
Kate Fleming (a.k.a. Anna Fields) (1965–2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.