The Cubicle Next Door

by Siri L. Mitchell and Siri Mitchell

Book Overview

Siri Mitchella's insightful, funnychicka'lit style shines in this story of putting up walls and tearing themdowna'all for love. Jackie Harrison, a computer administrator at the Air ForceAcademy, is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736917586
• ISBN13: 9780736917582
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

My New Favorite!

The Cubicle Next Door was such a good book. I feel like reading it a thousand times. The main character is so real and relatable that it makes you want to root for her. This was a refreshing read and I actually think I might read it again...I never do that!

Entertaining and well written

I found this book to be very entertaining and well written. I found the characters believable and different from most. I laughed out loud several times while reading. The author has a great sense of humor and is able to articulate it well. I enjoyed her writing style so much that I went out and purchased her other books. So far, I've found them to be just as good.

Fun read with depth at its center

The Cubicle Next Door by Siri Mitchell is a delightful read. Jackie Harrison is a civilian working at a military job and trying to keep herself together. To vent about her job, she writes a blog titled The Cubicle Next Door. When she gets a cubicle mate, Joe Gallagher, she really starts pouring out her frustration on the blog, but is stuck when her blog starts getting national attention and even Joe starts reading it. Mitchell includes lots of fun details about blogging, but the story really revolves around Jackie's fear of opening herself up to others. Jackie's slow evolution is at times heart-breaking and hilarious (and at times both). Something I really appreciated about the book is Mitchell's obvious respect for the military. She writes about them with humor and appreciation without being irreverent or obsequious. The relationship between Jackie and Joe grows naturally. The occasional blog entries are well done. Jackie's also a fun character to read about, because female computer geeks are not often written about, so Mitchell makes Jackie fresh and a hoot to read. Her sarcastic humor skewers both herself and the world she lives in. Not just a great chick lit read or a great Christian read, but a great read overall.

To Blog or Not to Blog

Jackie is a civilian who works at the US Air Force Academy. She is forced to share her office, now divided by a cubicle, with Joe, a former pilot and new teacher. She lives with her grandmother and writes in her blog her feelings for Joe (with codes names of course) that she would never actually say out loud. When her blog becomes famous, EVERYONE seems to be reading it and trying to guess who the author is, including Joe. Jackie has to struggle with her feelings for him and to keep him from guessing that the blog is really about him. I really liked this book. I really admired Jackie and felt for her. You understand why she acts and feels the way she does. It was refreshing to read a chick lit book where the main character isn't such a girly-girl who shops and is boy crazy. Believe it or not, there are some of us out there that are like that! Joe sometimes got on my nerves. I'll admit he is a good guy and one of the nicest male leads I've read in a while. But sometimes he was just so....arrrghhh! The scene that stands out most is when he asks Jackie to go to the Bollywood movie with him. But then in the theater all he does is keep complaining and talking during the movie AND he eats all her popcorn. He also seems a little unsympathetic when Jackie is slow to reacting to his affections due to her history. But like I said he is a good guy and I did like him and he was good for Jackie. Otherwise I really enjoyed this book. It gave great insight to the military/civilian life. I also liked the comments in the blog. You get different perspectives from everyone (although the 15 year old know-it-all guy seemed a little unbelievable) that add a touch of real life and humor the the blogs. My favorite scene happened after Jackie wrote her "help me" post and the whole blogging world goes insane with worry about what happened to her. When I got to the end I had to flip back and read over stuff. I was caught off guard and pleasantly surprised. This is a great chick lit book and I'm looking forward to going back and reading the rest of Siri's books.

Wonderful!

Once again Siri Mitchell writes a story that is heart-touching, thought-provoking and downright hilarious! I was completely caught up in Jackie's struggle with what it means to love and be loved in return. Every success made me hopeful, every set-back sympathetic and every goofy thought of her quirky mind made me laugh out loud. Thanksgiving Dinner will never be the same for me!