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The Very Nice Box
The Very Nice Box | Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett
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"A quirky, deeply satisfying, whip-smart debut that critiques corporate culture and male entitlement while also offering a heartfelt look at how to work through grief. Meticulously constructed and truly originalI inhaled it." Jami Attenberg, author of All This Could Be Yours For fans of Elinor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Severance: an offbeat, wryly funny debut novel that follows an eccentric product engineer who works for a hip furniture company where sweeping corporate change lands her under the purview of a startlingly charismatic boss who seems determined to get close to her at all costs . . . Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. Shes hard-working, obsessive, and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. Its been years since shes let anyone in. But when Avas new bossthe young and magnetic Mat Putnamoffers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms. Ava remembers how rewarding it can be to open upand, despite her instincts, she becomes enamored. But Mat isnt who he claims to be, and the romance takes a sharp turn. The Very Nice Box is a funny, suspenseful debutwith a shocking twist. Its at once a send-up of male entitlement and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship, and trust.
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Kangaj1
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This was my #doublespin for Feb - rated it 3.5 stars. Not as genre bending as I wanted, and I guessed the twist. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 13mo
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Maria514626
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This is a strange one. It‘s a good story and send up of a lot of corporate mumbo jumbo/initiatives. I think some of the characters might belong to a cult. 😄

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Sarahdavidson
The Very Nice Box | Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett
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If you liked Eleanor Oliphant then you‘d enjoy The Very Nice Box. I was expecting twists and twists I received, all very surprising and satisfying for a romance, mystery contemporary novel. Narrators voice 10/10 entertaining, would highly recommend especially if anyone is in a reading slump.

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bookishdawg
The Very Nice Box | Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett
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This is a gem! The quirky heroine, who works at an IKEA type of store, comforts herself with her strict routines and ongoing creation of the Very Nice Box. Then the arrival of a new store manager upends her life… Shades of “Eleanor Oliphant”, but I liked this even more. And what an ending! Shoutout to #TheNovelNeighbor bookstore and #CurrentlyReading podcast for putting this on my radar 😊❤️

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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Bailedbailed

DNF. Not surprising as this is a satire and that's not usually my thing. I also found it too slow paced. Not for me, but will definitely be for someone else! It is smart. (Queer and feminist too!)

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BookNAround
The Very Nice Box | Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett
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Once more unto the breach (or, picking this one back up) while Gatsby sleeps.

Karkar Sheba and Zelda say Hi Gatsby! ❤️🐾❤️ 2y
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JoyBlue
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Mehso-so

I found introverted, socially anxious, female engineer Ava‘s emotional rollercoaster of grief, love, and loss mostly slow and tedious; but the surprise ending was sort of fun. Read my review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-very-nice-box

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I've got an ARC of this one that I haven't read yet. I wonder if I will feel similar to you! 2y
JoyBlue @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I hope you like it more. One way or another, I'd love to hear how you feel about it when you read it. Please keep me posted. 😀 2y
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BookNAround
The Very Nice Box | Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett
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I‘m at my family‘s summer cottage so don‘t have access to my usual favorite mug but I enjoy this one when I‘m here. It‘s from a 1988 swim meet (I was a swimmer) our club was hosting that was interrupted by a tornado. Obviously it was produced after the meet and it always brings back good memories of that part of my life. @BennettBookworm #steamygiveaway

BennettBookworm Thanks for entering!! That‘s such a special memory! 3y
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sarahbarnes
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Mehso-so

Very meh. At times I was pulled in by the events in the story, but the writing was too heavy-handed and I ultimately found the plot too hard to believe.

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rachelsbrittain
The Very Nice Box | Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett
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Two books for me, one for my #FallingForFallSwap @Avanders