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Title: Lloyd: What Happened by Stanley Bing ISBN: 0375705643 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.95
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Send-up of Executive Life
Comment: Bing was frequently dead-on funny in his insights into the mind of Lloyd, a prototype rising corporate executive. Bing was masterful in his ability to wring great humor out of Lloyd's mundane day-to-day corporate life. The Powerpoint charts sprinkled throughout were a great touch. The book is not without its dark side, however, as it presented the moral compromises that Lloyd was faced with. Although the book's structure was more of a journal than a plot driven form, I couldn't wait to see what Lloyd would do or think next. My only complaint was that the disciplined satirical tone of the book lapsed into a grossly exaggerated ending. Without giving anything away, the ending parodied corporate leadership in a "Wonka-esque" manner, including a non-linear elevator.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great start, then big fizzle
Comment: Stanely Bing's "Lloyd, What Happened" starts with a great satirical send-up on corporate life, complete with accompanying PowerPoint slides. But once Lloyd and his wife start having affairs about half-way through, the book loses its energy and its heart, and careens towards a rather unbelievable, slightly unsatisfying ending.
But this book is worth reading for the delicious parodies and witty comments on the state of American and International business as the reader follows the exploits of Lloyd, middle-manager extradonaire, has he attempts to complete the Big Deal, that would cost thousands their jobs and Lloyd his soul (he thinks). The book is presented as a journal, detailing one-year of Lloyd's life, and while Lloyd's business dealings with a variety of people and cultures are laugh-out loud funny, the interpersonal (business-speak) relationships Lloyd has with his family and his girlfriend, fall rather flat.
However, if you are looking a highly comic read on all aspects of business then "Lloyd, What Happened" is for you. Its a quick 400 page read, since many pages are devoted to hilarious Powerpoint Graphs detailing Lloyd's life. Overall, this book is worth reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great business novel for the Gen'xer or Boomer
Comment: I just graduated from college and wanted some summer reading before I begin work on Wall Street. I was looking for a novel that was business centered, creative, witty, funny, and suspensful and this book delivered all of these qualities. I highly recommend this book to anyone, I found myself unable to put "Lloyd" down for a moment. I can't wait to read the next book that "Stanley Bing" writes.
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Title: Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up by Stanley Bing ISBN: 0060188618 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 15 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness by Stanley Bing ISBN: 0066620112 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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