Helpful Score: 1
Very fast read, interesting story. Although it seems a tired plot (a la big bad boss), what got me was how similar this was to a real life story I vaguely remembered from the past. I had not read any reviews or excerpts on the book (or, I must admit, even the back cover). I snagged it off the clearance shelf because it looked like a chick lit novel, and I love chick lit. The more I read about this "fictional" world of magazine publishing, the more interested I became. I began to realize that "Jill Magazine" was actually a name-changed "Jane Magazine." I was a fan of Jane Magazine from its inception, and I had a subscription for its entire run. This book directly parallels the "real" editor's life, with bits and pieces I recalled from her editor's letters. In fact, it seems just about everything was the same "with names changed to protect the innocent" or whatever. It was kind of fun to read the descriptions and go "Aha! That was Pamela Anderson!" I highly recommend this book to fans of the old Jane Magazine. Written by the real Jane's assistant, I can't help but feel this was probably the truest story about the demise of the magazine. Either way, it's a light read, and I recommend it if you like working woman's chick lit.
