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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Fun and immediately addicting story, but how many more “social media is bad” futuristic/ dystopian books will we have to endure? Though some parts seemed (unfortunately) very realistic, I still very much enjoyed reading it! 3.5/5
A fellow Lehigh Valley fan
Wow! This book truly resonates with where we are at in 2020 - shutdown, crazy president, the perils of social media. This book is so timely and I really recommend it for those who have been feeling the craziness of the time we are in. Megan - from someone who lives down the street from St. Isidores, and who’s partner is finishing up grad school at Lehigh, thank you for this book. I felt the places and people so deeply.
Wow! This book truly resonates with where we are at in 2020 - shutdown, crazy president, the perils of social media. This book is so timely and I really recommend it for those who have been feeling the craziness of the time we are in. Megan - from someone who lives down the street from St. Isidores, and who’s partner is finishing up grad school at Lehigh, thank you for this book. I felt the places and people so deeply.
Richard Pryor once joked “y’all see that movie ‘Logan’s Run’? It’s a movie about the future. Ain’t no [Black people] in it! White folks ain’t planning for us to be here!”
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Earlier this week, my debit card was hacked, and I lost $435 to Facebook. It's taking some time, but I believe I will get my money back. Meanwhile I read Followers.
At first, I felt far too old to appreciate this well-written novel, but I became more engaged in the characters. The novel alternates between 2016 and 2051. We understand 2016 well, and the ending chapter about 2016-2017 made me shiver. The chapters set in 2051 show USA in a way that most likely exists already.
I love post-apocalyptic novels, but I cannot read them lately. This novel is more palatable than most. That is not an insult at all. It's a good read.
At first, I felt far too old to appreciate this well-written novel, but I became more engaged in the characters. The novel alternates between 2016 and 2051. We understand 2016 well, and the ending chapter about 2016-2017 made me shiver. The chapters set in 2051 show USA in a way that most likely exists already.
I love post-apocalyptic novels, but I cannot read them lately. This novel is more palatable than most. That is not an insult at all. It's a good read.
I DNFed this book after trying to read it several times. The characters are all extremely unlikable and the back and forth plot between the future and the past can get muddied and confusing. I've never had to force my way through a book like this before, and after a point it became too much of a chore to keep focused on so I did not finish it. This was not the book for me, and I wish the author the best in the future.
This book had a lot of hype, "best of" lists, etc., but I found it an unpleasant slog to get through. Reading it made me feel like a Martian who just doesn't "get it." It was loaded with time jumps that built suspense leading to not much. I don't know what else to say. At best, meh.
I liked parts of it a lot but couldn’t stay focused.
Unexpectedly relevant, with a whole lot of heart. I really liked this, and found it very thought-provoking! How much do we share with people, and what does it say about us?
This was a great story-- I would have loved more information and clarity on the actual Event that caused the world to change
Followers tracks two women, one in 2015, one in 2051 and the role social media and the internet plays in their lives. It's bleak and it's hard not to wonder if this is where we're headed. This is a book that made me think and while it's uncomfortable to face the truth of how technology and social media might affect us, I highly recommend it. It's not all bleak, though. There's humor and light-heartedness threaded throughout. There's a lot of ridiculous in this book, but the darkness comes in how that ridiculousness mirrors our current and possibly future world.