I'd tried reading this last year and really didn't like it. I think I just didn't find the story compelling enough given the writing. I gave it another try after hearing people talk about it more a year later, and I'm glad I did. I appreciate that it's a workplace story and centers on an older woman, while incorporating a diverse set of characters. The alternating viewpoints became a bit mixed to me, and at times they seemed to be channeling an issue the author was particularly interested in, rather than what the character might actually say. Overall, though, I thought the writing was just ok, and the book was compelling but in the end, didn't feel like it amounted to much to me.