4 Stars
A year or so ago I would have had trouble trying to figure out who to recommend Oh Honey to (well, aside from the usual suspect, that is). If there’s one thing that’s for certain, it is that the main character Jane is strange and unusual. However . . . . .
So I immediately was smitten with her. But after the breakout success of Eleanor Oliphant and the overwhelmingly positive response from all sorts of different peeps to that endearing little oddball, I have no problem book pushing this one.
As said above, the story here focuses on Jane. She works at a place like this . . . .
And . . . .
“Whenever I feel especially downtrodden at work I call the man who hates me. I call the man who hates me at least once per shift. I once called him twenty-two times.”
Bibliophiles might enjoy some of her alter egos . . . .
"Hello my name is Scout Finch. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Jo March. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Hester Prynne. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Sara Crewe. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Anne Shirley. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up.
I appreciated her humor . . . .
"Hello my name is Mattie. I am calling on behalf of Krippler Incorporated. Today we are conducting a survey on feline diabetes. Do you, or any member of your household, own a cat?" The respondent breathes heavily down the phone. "What are you wearing?" they ask in a moan. "You’re disgusting," I say, "but nothing, you?"
To the point where I laughed out loud at work a couple of times . . . .
"How was your day?" I query politely. "Well, I didn’t get that job at Taco Bell," he answers, dejected. "But you know what? I am almost sure it’s because Taco Bell is run by the same people who are responsible for the Armenian genocide."
"You think that the Germans are responsible for the Armenian genocide?" He taps his nose. I then say quietly, mostly to myself, "You think that Germans are responsible for Crunchwrap Supremes?"
But much like Eleanor, Jane’s story is not all fun and games. There’s some darkness contained in this tiny little sleeper of a story and that ending????
Wowza.
A year or so ago I would have had trouble trying to figure out who to recommend Oh Honey to (well, aside from the usual suspect, that is). If there’s one thing that’s for certain, it is that the main character Jane is strange and unusual. However . . . . .
So I immediately was smitten with her. But after the breakout success of Eleanor Oliphant and the overwhelmingly positive response from all sorts of different peeps to that endearing little oddball, I have no problem book pushing this one.
As said above, the story here focuses on Jane. She works at a place like this . . . .
And . . . .
“Whenever I feel especially downtrodden at work I call the man who hates me. I call the man who hates me at least once per shift. I once called him twenty-two times.”
Bibliophiles might enjoy some of her alter egos . . . .
"Hello my name is Scout Finch. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Jo March. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Hester Prynne. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Sara Crewe. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up. "Hello my name is Anne Shirley. I am calling on behalf of—" They hang up.
I appreciated her humor . . . .
"Hello my name is Mattie. I am calling on behalf of Krippler Incorporated. Today we are conducting a survey on feline diabetes. Do you, or any member of your household, own a cat?" The respondent breathes heavily down the phone. "What are you wearing?" they ask in a moan. "You’re disgusting," I say, "but nothing, you?"
To the point where I laughed out loud at work a couple of times . . . .
"How was your day?" I query politely. "Well, I didn’t get that job at Taco Bell," he answers, dejected. "But you know what? I am almost sure it’s because Taco Bell is run by the same people who are responsible for the Armenian genocide."
"You think that the Germans are responsible for the Armenian genocide?" He taps his nose. I then say quietly, mostly to myself, "You think that Germans are responsible for Crunchwrap Supremes?"
But much like Eleanor, Jane’s story is not all fun and games. There’s some darkness contained in this tiny little sleeper of a story and that ending????
Wowza.
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