Working IX to V

I agree with your assessment. The writing style does wear pretty thin by the end of the book. In addition, the Kindle electronic version that I read had a lot of misspellings, which were distracting.

http://www.unrv.com/book-review/working-nine-to-five.php

Of course, the average Roman actually worked I to VII. (From around 7am to 2pm). The only people who actually started work at IX were prostitutes, who were sometimes called 'ninth-hour' girls because they were not allowed to practice before then.

I have the book in question - I find it great to dip into for a quick read now and then. Perhaps it works better this way than as a cover-to-cover read?