I am going to tell you a story about a job interview. Job interviews play a vital role in almost all our lives. My question is this: why do more people want to read about murder than about job interviews? Your answer is this: because we are interested in extreme events, extreme emotions. These are more likely to surround a murder than a job interview. My response is this: oh yeah? Wait and see.

I really enjoyed reading about Kate's increasingly devious attempts to persuade the first and second placed candidates to turn down the fellowship enmity, while also digging up dirt on the members of the interview panel and trying to find out exactly why Sebastian's prospects changed from almost being offered the job one evening to coming in third place the next morning. ( )