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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
In her debut novel, Megan Angelo proves that she has writing chops. Followers is well-written and well thought out. She offers a refreshing and terrifying look into the future, how our current technology and social media use will affect us long term, and she paints a picture of how it all evolves into an even more invasive part of everyday life.
This is the kind of book that makes you think about how quickly technology is advancing and our worlds are changing and the repercussions that may have on us long term.
I agree with some of the other reviewers in that the book is longer than it needed to be. The book was well-paced in the beginning but started to drag out in the middle and rushed at the end. There were certain plot lines that had gaps and other resolutions that seemed incomplete.
This is the kind of book that makes you think about how quickly technology is advancing and our worlds are changing and the repercussions that may have on us long term.
I agree with some of the other reviewers in that the book is longer than it needed to be. The book was well-paced in the beginning but started to drag out in the middle and rushed at the end. There were certain plot lines that had gaps and other resolutions that seemed incomplete.
emotional
This book had so much potential. I wish the author had sat on it for a year or so and really thought about the story she wanted to tell.
This story jolted in a million directions. It was like following a toddler on a walk. At first I was like “okay, add this in, okay I like this story..” but eventually everything felt unfinished, like I would have loved for it to be fleshed out, but because it moved on so quick I wasn’t able to get attached and care.
By half way I was just forcing myself to finish. Didn’t care at all about what was going on bc I didn’t feel like I ever got attached to the before time, the spill, or understood how the after was completely.
I wish this was either told solely from Orla and Floss’s time or solely from Marlow’s. Actually I kinda wish. It was a story just from Marlow’s perspective that didn’t put much emphasis on Orla/Floss/Astin. Like could still have the back story of being a writers baby given to a famous couple, but was just Marlow’s story completely. I would have loved to get really detailed with her life in 2051 (like it actually started to, that was cool), then just followed her as she left.
Once she left I did not care at all about the world. It was so rushed and sloppy that it was just not fun to listen at all. By the end I just didn’t care, unfortunately.
But the first half I did really enjoy, hence the 2 stars.
This story jolted in a million directions. It was like following a toddler on a walk. At first I was like “okay, add this in, okay I like this story..” but eventually everything felt unfinished, like I would have loved for it to be fleshed out, but because it moved on so quick I wasn’t able to get attached and care.
By half way I was just forcing myself to finish. Didn’t care at all about what was going on bc I didn’t feel like I ever got attached to the before time, the spill, or understood how the after was completely.
I wish this was either told solely from Orla and Floss’s time or solely from Marlow’s. Actually I kinda wish. It was a story just from Marlow’s perspective that didn’t put much emphasis on Orla/Floss/Astin. Like could still have the back story of being a writers baby given to a famous couple, but was just Marlow’s story completely. I would have loved to get really detailed with her life in 2051 (like it actually started to, that was cool), then just followed her as she left.
Once she left I did not care at all about the world. It was so rushed and sloppy that it was just not fun to listen at all. By the end I just didn’t care, unfortunately.
But the first half I did really enjoy, hence the 2 stars.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did like it! It’s a storyline of the digital age and what could happen now that we have the internet and everything that comes with. I would recommend
An interesting concept and a unique story. Made me weary of technology and I enjoyed the satire of what influencer culture looks like and the lasting effects it could have on society. Unfortunately, it didn't suck me in as much as I wanted and I found the climatic points and end fell flat. Intriguing look at our desire to connect, conform, and be liked - but wanted a bit more depth.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars. No doubt the future is difficult to write about - to imagine something so different from today, but believable in the next 30 years. Kudos to Angelo for attempting it, but it took a while to get into and to understand her vision, especially since the book goes back and forth between Marlow in 2051 and Orla in 2015. The second half was more enjoyable than the first for me after a slow build.
4.5 stars
This book was great, so much better than I expected and it was definitely darker than I thought it would be.
Orla, Floss and Marlow all lead very interesting lives, each super tragic in their own way. I was really rooting for Marlow, she deserves a happy ending so much.
If you like dystopians or alternate near futures, give this one a try!
This book was great, so much better than I expected and it was definitely darker than I thought it would be.
Orla, Floss and Marlow all lead very interesting lives, each super tragic in their own way. I was really rooting for Marlow, she deserves a happy ending so much.
If you like dystopians or alternate near futures, give this one a try!
I didn't love this book, yet I didn't hate it. I did enjoy many parts of the story and I was desperate to hear how everything came together and ended. The ending was very bland in my opinion.
This book jumps from 2015 to 2051 - this was enjoyable, I like books that tell two sides of the story that come together just so, that being said...
Let's start with Orla and Floss, overall they really are two unlikable characters in my opinion, yet the author makes me want to keep reading, kudos.
Orla has dreams and aspirations to become a writer, she wants subtle fame. She is easily manipulated and quick to put her dreams aside for bigger and better things because she sees them as a means to an end. She is so awful to her parents, it really makes me sad.
Floss is a beautiful girl who can sing, but that won't bring her the fame she wants, that path is too hard so she decides she'll do whatever it takes to be famous. WHATEVER.IT.TAKES. You never really learn anything about Floss because she is all surface level and she stays this way through the entire book.
Then we jump to Marlow in 2051, she is a reality star but doesn't know any different life. She is watched 24/7 except for the hours of 3-4am. Being a 'star' in this future after the spill and fall of technology isn't something she signed up for, it is something her mother Floss signed up for and she wasn't given a choice.
Marlow is on medication that makes her pliable to the network and keeps her in a haze, now her story arc wants her to get pregnant, causing her to be weaned off of her medication, now she is starting to realize there is more to life than Constellation CA and more to life than being in the spotlight.
This book takes you through the rise and fall of fame for Orla and Floss and the loss of technology with the big "spill" along with the story of how Marlow ties them all together.
Overall this was a good book, that kept my interest until the end. A few things that I didn't love were in the individual chapters of Orla and Marlow they would jump back and forth in their memories and things could get lost, this could have been done better.
The ending left me wanting more closure, how could Floss and Orla just become 'friendly' again after all these year? Marlow was just able to stay on the run and was able to hide forever, it honestly just felt like after being so long winded the author had a word cap to finish the book. It was a fun read.
This book jumps from 2015 to 2051 - this was enjoyable, I like books that tell two sides of the story that come together just so, that being said...
Let's start with Orla and Floss, overall they really are two unlikable characters in my opinion, yet the author makes me want to keep reading, kudos.
Orla has dreams and aspirations to become a writer, she wants subtle fame. She is easily manipulated and quick to put her dreams aside for bigger and better things because she sees them as a means to an end. She is so awful to her parents, it really makes me sad.
Floss is a beautiful girl who can sing, but that won't bring her the fame she wants, that path is too hard so she decides she'll do whatever it takes to be famous. WHATEVER.IT.TAKES. You never really learn anything about Floss because she is all surface level and she stays this way through the entire book.
Then we jump to Marlow in 2051, she is a reality star but doesn't know any different life. She is watched 24/7 except for the hours of 3-4am. Being a 'star' in this future after the spill and fall of technology isn't something she signed up for, it is something her mother Floss signed up for and she wasn't given a choice.
Marlow is on medication that makes her pliable to the network and keeps her in a haze, now her story arc wants her to get pregnant, causing her to be weaned off of her medication, now she is starting to realize there is more to life than Constellation CA and more to life than being in the spotlight.
This book takes you through the rise and fall of fame for Orla and Floss and the loss of technology with the big "spill" along with the story of how Marlow ties them all together.
Overall this was a good book, that kept my interest until the end. A few things that I didn't love were in the individual chapters of Orla and Marlow they would jump back and forth in their memories and things could get lost, this could have been done better.
The ending left me wanting more closure, how could Floss and Orla just become 'friendly' again after all these year? Marlow was just able to stay on the run and was able to hide forever, it honestly just felt like after being so long winded the author had a word cap to finish the book. It was a fun read.
A fun, interesting, timely take on everything influencers, privacy, ownership and more. Listened on Audible and really enjoyed the narrator.