The Twins of TriBeCa

Recent read: The Twins of TriBeCa by Rachel Pine.

I want to mention that I wasn’t too excited about this book before I started reading it. I didn’t expect it to be a WOW book mostly because I haven’t heard/read anything about it or about its author. This is explained by the fact that it’s the author’s first and only book so far.

Now, after having read it, I can honestly say that The Twins of TriBeCa is one of the most edgy and hilarious books I’ve read. The main character, Karen Jacobs, thinks that she’s been offered the opportunity of a life time when she lands a job at Glorious Pictures, a film company. She quits her boring job at CNN to embark on this new journey of her life. She craves for the excitement and endless possibilities that come with her job at Glorious. Well, all I can say is that she obviously didn’t know what she was getting herself into. Karen is a hardworking, intelligent woman who is looking to advance in her career while working for the Waxmans, the twin brothers who run the company, but she is constantly hitting brick walls. She soon discovers the two unofficial divisions within Glorious: the Work Horses and the Precious Children. The Work Horses are the people who work and break their backs everyday for their bosses, the Precious Children, who in return take this work and claim it as their own. It took Karen a few months to discover that she was definitely a Work Horse, but not necessarily by choice. It took her about a year to realize that Work Horses remained just that, Work Horses; they were not recognized for their talents and efforts and therefore were not able to advance in the company. I could say that it was something close to exploitation. I don’t want to say too much about the plot, as not to ruin the book for those who didn’t read it.

The book is like a sneak peak into show business. It’s not only a very funny and well written story, but it has at it’s roots the reality behind the film-making industry. It’s quite interesting to know what plans and schemes these companies come up with to manipulate the critics and make us see their movies.

If you’re interested in reading the book, want to know more about it, it’s author, and read an excerpt, you can do all this on the Rachel Pine official website: http://www.rachelpine.com .

Currently reading: The Host by Stephenie Meyer.    -huge book, will take me a while to read it