Title: Attachments
Author: Rainbow RowellPublisher: Plume, 2011
338 pp.
Author: Rainbow RowellPublisher: Plume, 2011
338 pp.
Ages: Adults
While waiting ever so patiently not at all patiently for my library to obtain Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl
, I took it upon myself to pick up an older book of hers to feed my author crush, Attachments
. 
, I took it upon myself to pick up an older book of hers to feed my author crush, Attachments. In Attachments, Lincoln O'Neill is the IT guy/internet "watchman" at theTribune newspaper. He works crazy overnight hours, and his primary task is to read emails flagged by the systems watchdog, and hand out warnings to staff members. Beth and Jennifer's personal email exchanges show up a lot, but for some reason he never gives them a warning. He actually likes reading their messages. And before too long, he finds himself falling for Beth. Beth, who has a boyfriend. Whom he's never actually met. Pick up this book for a quirky tale of potential romance. And for God's sake, pick up the rest of Rainbow Rowell's books too, while you're at it.
My rating: 4/5 stars.
A summary from goodreads:
"Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you . . . "
Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.
Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. 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.
When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.
By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.
What would he say . . . ?
Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.
Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. 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.
When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.
By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.
What would he say . . . ?
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