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Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

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trips's review

funny lighthearted mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book is so odd to write about because on one hand, I read it over the span of 2 days, which indicates I really enjoyed it. And I did! But I also think the way its written is just inherently compulsive, reading text-logs from some company in NYC where one employee unfortunately gets stuck in the messaging application (Slack).
Honestly, it has some good messages about interacting with technology in our post-capitalist environment but at the end of the day, its just a really entertaining read that made me smile many times. Would easily recommend to many.

I actually think this helped me over come my reading slump as I feel more motivated than ever to read again, so hooray for this book!

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readingpicnic's review

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5.0

This was so fun and fast paced. I burst out laughing so many times reading this, and it genuinely felt like reading slack conversations, as someone who has witnessed many slack convos and arguments from housemates in a cooperative living house.

I will say that I finished the book still confused about what was going on with Lydia and whether she existed, as well as how a spreadsheet uploaded Gerald into Slack in the first place? I don’t know if I missed something or if it just wasn’t explained. Not too pressing though.

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jackieyvette's review

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

That was quite the read. I loved this. Idk why though? It's so hard to put into words how good this book is because of how insanely weird it is.
I can't explain it and have no other words other than, please read this book!
Happy to have it as my first 5 star of 2024!

Crying score: none

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workingdaley's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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wickedgrumpy's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I've read my share of epistolary style writings and this was definitely different from others. I think the main reason I wasn't as keen on it was the use of emojis and gifs, but like the text representation rather than the actual thing. If there was a way for the ebook to have the actual visual component represented exactly as intended then I think it would have been an improved experience.

It was a weird one for sure.

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skyegbooks's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I liked the unique fomat, I have never seen a book quite like it however, it did get quite confusing when it came to deciphering who was who and why they are relevant in the beginning. The constant use of spelt-out emoji names in the middle of sentances made some things impossible to understand in my opinion.

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nataliebootlah's review

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was a bizarre read about someone getting sucked into the Slack server at work. 💻

Told completely via Slack messages, Gerald’s body is left in a coma-like state after his consciousness is somehow uploaded into Slack. From there, he must convince his coworkers that this isn’t just a ploy to WFH. And also maybe befriend Slackbot?

Several People Are Typing is a satirical Black Mirror-esque book with office politics, quirky coworkers, and witty work jokes. Since AI is seemingly taking over the corporate world, this seems quite timely.

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