Careering: 'I loved loved loved it' Marian Keyes

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The book does a great job at singing a huge spotlight on the Grinding culture and the things that Women must sacrifice to be “Successful” It shows the pressure that is put on them as well to land their dream job and, in some cases, the hard work leads that dream job to turn into the thing that is running you into the ground. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from.

I know there’ll be plenty of others out there who would love this book but it didn’t connect with me the way I thought it would. I was hoping for some raw and accurate portrayal of the "dream job" illusion and yet it didn't land. Will she wake up to the way she’s being exploited before her protégé realises that not everything is copy? Careering will strike such a chord with anyone who has ever walked to a job interview in trainers with a tote bag containing heels over their shoulder, feeling like an imposter.the narrative did feel a little disjointed due to the quick pov switches between imogen and harri, and some of the dialogue was a little cringey at times. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. After reading and completely adoring Insatiable I knew that I had to read Careering as soon as I could get my hands on it. While it would’ve been nice to see these areas further developed, Buchanan is at her best poising those existential, quarter-life-crisis questions through a tongue-in-cheek, humorous tone. The book was at times humorous and at times spilled in to Bridget Jones territory, I’m thinking the Gentleman interview.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Will she wake up to the way she’s being exploited before her protege realises that not everything is copy? Daisy has that magic gift, of capturing the nuance and detail of a very specific world in such a way that it feels universally, eternally relatable.It is not all so perfect, however, as the prose reads like a Netflix original series plagued with cringe phrases and POV switches that allowed little depth to be added to the story or its characters - that, may I add, were easy to root for despite this, as a woman who understands the pressures faced. Buchanan does an amazing job at bringing this all to light within this Novel, but the quick POV changes were at times a little confusing and make some of the narrative jumpy, but this is a fast read! Especially in a particular moment when Imogen is pressured to do things that I'm sure are illegal and that unfortunately are not debated as such, just as a work “inconvenience” that soon dissipates when we know that in real life the pressures that we suffer at work can lead us to a deplorable state of mental health. Much like Insatiable, it brushes against some deeper themes, too, including grief and difficult familial relationships. A love story about work, self-worth and modern womanhood, Careering is, quite simply, the funniest novel I've read all year.

However when the meeting finally comes, Harri realises she is being pushed out and being given the task of running "The Know", a brand new online magazine. Her books include the novels Insatiable (long listed for the CWIP prize), Careering (as heard on BBC Sounds), Limelight, and Pity Party, coming in July 2024. All my life, I’ve worried I wasn’t pretty enough, that I wasn’t hot enough, that no men would want me. But while she may have the ‘It Coat’ down, she’s about to be placed on a sinking ship mission to get Hudson’s new online venture off the ground, all while hiding her own insecurities and battle with grief. Careering certainly feels like there is a lot more depth to it than Insatiable and whilst I loved Daisy Buchanan's writing in Insatiable, I loved it even more in her second novel.After devoting the best part of her career to Panache magazine, Harri is gutted when she doesn’t get the Editor role she’s always dreamed of. While in parallel we learn about her boss (who in Imogen's eyes is immensely successful) going through similar struggles. But don’t worry if you’re not an ambitious career woman (hi 👋), it’s still just a brilliant and often hilarious read! Moreover, every side character felt like a complete caricature of what I would've imagined people in ~publishing~ and ~digital media~ to be like when I was 15. The grind culture was celebrated as a badge of honour rather than criticised for its patriarchal and elitist nature.

As someone far removed from corporate life in London I didn’t necessarily think I’d relate to this book. She is working an unpaid internship at Panache magazine and whilst she is thankful for the opportunity, she is fed up of being given the shit jobs and earning no money whilst working pretty much full time.

And only skimmed them for the sake of it, rather than exploring a handful of the most interesting ones properly. Daisy Buchanan’s second novel follows after her debut - last year’s Insatiable - this time feeling like a far more self-assured piece of fiction that delivers a sharp and witty narrative, all with Buchanan’s trademark spice. I didn't love Careering quite as much as Insatiable, but it still has the humour and some filthy scenes that feature in Daisy Buchanan's debut.