Harare Review of Books

208 pages.

First published in 2020.

Finished reading on 22 Nov 2020.

Genre: Fiction.

In Temporary, a young woman’s workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in search of steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own. Whether it’s shining an endless closet of shoes, swabbing the deck of a pirate ship, assisting an assassin, or filling in for the Chairman of the Board, for the mythical Temporary, “there is nothing more personal than doing your job.”

This riveting quest, at once hilarious and profound, will resonate with anyone who has ever done their best at work, even when the work is only temporary.

The author had so much fun with language, and concept! An interesting book. Loved it for the weirdness that kept me reading, although it slowed down significantly at the end.

So much quirk ☺️

Rated: 8/10