Reviews

Feature Development for Social Networking by Benjamin Rosenbaum

badseedgirl's review

2.0

Apparently one has to have at least a passing familiarity with Facebook to be able to fully appreciate the humor of the short story "Feature Development for Social Networking" by Benjamin Rosenbuam. I unfortunately do not. Now don't get all judgey on me. I have a Facebook account but have not updated (or even been on the page) in over 2 months. It is not my thing. Although I enjoyed this story enough and was able to appreciate the obvious juxtaposition of the developers and the real world posts, I'm sure the subtle humor was completely lost on me. Man it is a bitch when I realize I'm getting old!

thomcat's review

3.0

A humorous story, juxtaposing social networking posts or messages with internal memos from the company developing features for said social network. Set in the context of a (controllable?) zombie infection.

Read online at http://www.tor.com/2013/11/13/feature-development-for-social-networking/ and the artwork leading off the page does nothing for the story.

My review - I liked the background and characters, but the only real resolution is "development complete", which leaves me flat.

kasss's review

3.0

Was going to give it three stars. Then imagined names of friends and colleagues in place of Rosenbaum's names. Then realised Rosenbaum is spot on. Shrugged, gave it four stars.

catevari's review

3.0

This is one of those short stories that just has to be read; anything I say about it would either be inadequate or give away that which should be read. Excellent combination of the horrible and the humorous.