I have to admit, when I first read the title of this book I rolled my eyes. I was thinking about it as a Starbucks customer, and while Inlove Starbucks as much as the next gal (perhaps slightly more than the next gal), it is far from life-changing. The story isn’t about a customer, but a customer-turned-employee.
Michael Gates Gill had a successful job in advertising, but when he found himself approaching 60 and his career in shambles, he interviews for a job at Starbucks on a whim, gets it, and spends the rest of the book learning life lessons while learning to make lattes.
The story was interesting and I enjoyed the character development. Gill’s voice, however, was stiff and forced, and the book is rife with anecdotes from his pre-barista life that have little tie-in to the story and seem to only serve the purpose of name-dropping.
The book was an easy read, and the movie rights were secured by Tom Hanks, which is fortunate because it really would make a great feel-good film. This is one book where the movie might actually be better.
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