Attachments

by Rainbow Rowell

Book Overview

From the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slow Dance, Wayward Son, Fangirl, Carry On, and Landline comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel about an office romance that blossoms one email at a time....

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. He can't help being entertained, and captivated, by their stories. But by the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he even say...?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452297540
• ISBN13: 9780452297548
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Very Fun

It’s a wild ride but I wish the characters had more interactions sooner or at least got a longer ending than the ‘and they lived happily ever after’. I was waiting so long for waiting for the first tense meeting only to have it happen like 40 pages from the end. I needed more than just awkward pining. I was honestly really worried this was going to turn out to be a “and then they realized the only love they needed was the love they could give to themselves’ sort of book. Thank goodness it wasn’t just that.

Interesting and lovely

This book is told a somewhat unconventional manner, but it tells a beautiful story nonetheless. The character are eccentric and funny, but human in the way Rainbow Rowell always manages to capture. Attachments is different, but a good read.

Great story

This was such a fun story. I liked the way things turned out for them. It was a quick read.

Could have been shorter.

What I really enjoyed about this book was that the characters felt real and dealt with real problems. The switch POV was fun to read but, my problem was that it seemed to drag on in some areas. I recommend this if you’re a hopeless romantic.

Didn’t like it

Compared to her other books (of which I’m SUCH a fan of) this book just wasn’t that great. It was boring and uneventful for quite a few chapters. Pick another book by Rainbow Rowell for your next read!

Unique, Complex, & Intriguing "Romance"

This book was super fun to read. It had such a unique "romance story". You don't necessarily know what's going to happen next. This was one of my favorite books. Rainbow Rowell has a way of writing that just makes me want to finish the book in a day, but also makes me sad when it's over. It was such a good read. I recommend this book to literally anyone who enjoys romance and "a day in the life" kind of books. I've never read anything like this story before.

Such a refreshing, witty read!

This is a romance you won't be embarrassed to read and will immediately want to reread your favorite parts! Laugh out loud funny with characters you'll fall in love with. Clean, real and hilarious - highly recommend!