This book was right up my alley. I love a juicy, hollywood elite drama with strong, complex, diverse women. I love the concept of this book- getting to know the current, ex, and work wife of one asshole male hollywood director over the course of a 12 hour day. I was worried at the beginning that this book would be very performative, but it ended up being really complex. What at first felt like surface level representation of women of color and lesbians and the 1% turned into intense conversations about whether individuals can be blamed for choosing financial security over a diverse, equitable job. I was worried about Hart's ability to accurately describe the emotions and experiences of a victim of sexual abuse, and yet Phoebe was an incredibly written character. Zanne was complex and personally relatable. Holly was probably the least interesting to me, I don't have that much sympathy for people like her, but she ended up redeeming herself a lot. I would recommend The Work Life for any fan of diverse contemporary fiction who comes into my bookstore.