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sineaderoo's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
This begins as a funny, cheeky, fragmented wander through online life and turns into something quite different half way through when the reality of real life family tragedy forces our protagonist into offline life in a new way.
Written in a mixture of beautiful poetic prose and meme banality, this made me laugh out loud and cry in public.
The most effective attempt I've read to capture what the endless scroll feels like in a book.
Written in a mixture of beautiful poetic prose and meme banality, this made me laugh out loud and cry in public.
The most effective attempt I've read to capture what the endless scroll feels like in a book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
ovenbird_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
This is really two books. Part one and part two are only vaguely related in the sense that part one is life "in the portal" of social media and part 2 is what happens when the full catastrophe--the beauty, grief, unfathomable depths--of life comes to pull you out of the portal to live in true community with the people you love who are facing the impossible.
So much of this felt like genius. Although I was losing my way towards the end of part one. I was gripped again on part 2 where the hard realness of the world asserts itself again.
So much of this felt like genius. Although I was losing my way towards the end of part one. I was gripped again on part 2 where the hard realness of the world asserts itself again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
siancita's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
shxx2's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
bestknownfor's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Terminal illness
Moderate: Ableism
timetotalkbeauty's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
rylemke724's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
jackslackofshelfcontrol's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, and Grief
ryncesson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Abortion, and Pregnancy
samuriah's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Child death, and Medical content