Reviews

The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

aishafanky's review against another edition

4.0

Not finished, I had to return my borrowed copy as I left the country

gabrielle_erin's review against another edition

4.0

The nuance of Shraya's commentary felt so relevant to what we see online everyday and really highlighted the issues of coloured erasure, especially in the media/music industry. I really enjoyed how Shraya explored the complexity of female friendships, especially those formed later in life or through social media. A really relatable read.

shrootreads's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

lauralhart's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I usually struggle when there are POV and tense shifts in a book but thoroughly enjoyed this, although I did think the ending felt a little rushed.

storytold's review against another edition

Analysis of the development of a twitter feud, which is probably well done for folks interested in reading about the development of a twitter feud, which apparently I am not! Very fast read but not how I want to spend my reading time just now.

minnietimperley's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

karter's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow this book hit in ways I didn't expect. The jealousy of your peers, the struggle of being a woc in the entertainment industry, the bullshit of never being good enough and one scandle away from it all falling apart and all dominated by white supremecy. 
One small critique is that Rukmini never sent Neela her opinion on Neela's new album and we know that her texts were going through unlike Kasi's so I do feel Neela did have the right to be upset by that which never really was addressed. But again Neela and Rukmini not reconciling makes sense as that's life.

continuants's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

ccwingreads's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.0

anovellaidea's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.25