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    Nothing Happens Until It Happens to You: A Novel Without Pay, Perks, or Privileges

    Written by T. M. Shine

    Narrated by Paul Michael Garcia

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    About this audiobook

    Jeffrey Reiner is stalling. After being laid off from a mundane job he held for eighteen years, he is in no hurry to get back to work, so he quickly dispenses with the nonsense of job counseling and resume building. Still, he knows that in order to make it through these economic times, he has no choice but to throw himself at any opportunities that come his way, no matter how humbling or embarrassing.



    In Nothing Happens Until It Happens to You, the listener is witness to a man doing just that-leaving behind the security and predictability of his past to face the realities of his dysfunctional family and a world disinclined to do him any favors. With wry humor and perfect comic timing, this is a story of picking up the pieces and using them to create an entirely new self.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Audio
    Release dateSep 7, 2010
    ISBN9781400189137
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    Nothing Happens Until It Happens to You: A Novel Without Pay, Perks, or Privileges

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    • 4/5
      Nothing Happens Until it Happens to You was a good read. Modern and funny, it was an easy to read book about a middle aged man who finds himself unemployed and somewhat unemployable after 18 years with the same company. Unemployment takes him on some adventures and, as his teenaged daughter says, makes him more interesting. While I feel like it was a little contrived, it was satisfying, as most contrived but well-written stories usually are. There was also some truth in many of the book's situations and the main character was very believable. He was blissfully unaware of how his actions (or inactions as the case usually is) affected his family until he was stuck at home with not much to do. It ended on a very upbeat note which was what felt contrived. Happy endings are great, but sometimes, when a story feels pretty realistic and then ends triumphant it just doesn't feel quite right. It feels good, just not real. Not that I wanted his family to go into ruins or anything... 
    • 3/5
      I received an advanced reading copy of Nothing Happens Until it Happens to You from Read It Forward.I'd actually give Nothing Happens... 3 1/2 stars.Nothing Happens Until It Happens to You is the story of Jeffrey Reiner, who has just been laid off from the boring journalism job he's held for nearly 20 years. He's not in a hurry to get back to work, but knows that his family's resources will only keep them afloat so long on... What results from Jeffrey's unemployment is a very funny journey of self-discovery, inward reflection, and a whole lot of laughs about the absurdities of life. The reader follows Jeffrey's attempts to deal with his dysfunctional family (including his workaholic wife, independent and cynical daughter, and son), wacky neighbors, former co-workers, job counselors, and Omar? (yes, his name has a question mark) -- the bequeather of odd jobs. The scene is perfectly set from the first chapter, when Jeffrey's whole office makes a physical escape from the office to a nearby restaurant in an attempt to escape layoffs, to the final hurrah at the end. Shine's writing is quite funny and he makes Jeffrey a very believable characterization of a man trying to reinvent himself in a world that's not letting catch any breaks. Nothing Happens... is especially poignant in today's world, when the economy is tough and there are surely many who find themselves in Jeffery's shoes.All in all, a good read.