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lynnj__'s review
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-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
3.75
ifollowedthatrabbit's review against another edition
4.0
~This ARC has been gently provided in exchange for an honest review~
Wooow! I don’t even know how to start this review, so I’ll just say that this book is remarkable, uproarious, and touching. Jenny, the main character, is quite unique. She’s funny, clever, and she overthinks too much. She’s obsessed with her social media accounts, with the comments people leave, who follows her and who doesn’t, and the “likes” her posts get. She can’t help taking a picture of something and upload it to instagram with the best caption, which Jenny thinks over and over in order to get more likes.
Therefore, I couldn’t help thinking of the Jennys out there, with all these perfect pictures of their perfect lives. All this superficiality and the lack of spontaneity. Jenny thinks real life is difficult, because she doesn’t have the same amount of time -she has on the internet- to think of the best reply or comment in a simple conversation.
I like the way Emma Jane Unsworth deals with this topic through the main character, Jenny, as well as the other subjects, such as relationships (between friends, mother-daughter, couples, society, etc.).
I will definitely read her previous books.
Wooow! I don’t even know how to start this review, so I’ll just say that this book is remarkable, uproarious, and touching. Jenny, the main character, is quite unique. She’s funny, clever, and she overthinks too much. She’s obsessed with her social media accounts, with the comments people leave, who follows her and who doesn’t, and the “likes” her posts get. She can’t help taking a picture of something and upload it to instagram with the best caption, which Jenny thinks over and over in order to get more likes.
Therefore, I couldn’t help thinking of the Jennys out there, with all these perfect pictures of their perfect lives. All this superficiality and the lack of spontaneity. Jenny thinks real life is difficult, because she doesn’t have the same amount of time -she has on the internet- to think of the best reply or comment in a simple conversation.
I like the way Emma Jane Unsworth deals with this topic through the main character, Jenny, as well as the other subjects, such as relationships (between friends, mother-daughter, couples, society, etc.).
I will definitely read her previous books.
tessaloes's review
1.0
i found this book annoying, skipping large pieces to get to another piece i wanted to skip, everything is dragged out in the hope of being relatable not my taste i guess
annaceroni19's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-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
4.25
kirjapinoni's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
renjenn03's review against another edition
4.0
This book made me a little uncomfortable, but maybe that was because it showed so clearly how social media can take over our lives if we let it. I’m so happy that Jenny finally figured out her life and how to live with her authentic self. She started out as a tough character to like, but by the end of the novel I ended up loving her.
theeuphoriczat's review
4.0
This one of those books where I continued yelling for the main character to just put her bloody phone down. She was way to obsessed with not just the way she was viewed by others but also by the way others presented themselves online. Stalking every follower, obsessive compulsive behaviours regarding her social media likes, follows and comments. All this went to an all time her when her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend unfollowed her on social media.
That just lead her down the spiral.
"If you put something on social media and no one likes it, do you even exist?
"Every act of communication is an act of translation"
"Relationships should not be judged by their continuation but by their quality. Also, why do things have to last forever in order to be deemed a "success"? Things can come to an end and nor have failed"
Basically, we follow, Jenny, who seems to have are life together, writing for a magazines, owns her home, has a picturesque life ... or at least she will have us believe that. In truth, her life seems to be falling to pieces, she is unable to afford her home (now that her boyfriend as broken up with her and moved out), her 'best friend' is distancing herself from her, her overbearing mother has moved in with her and the possibility of loneliness is a fog around her. She is clinging on to her the online identity she has crafted while slowly losing herself in the maze of falsities. This book is both a painful observation of the current pretence culture and an unfiltered emotional rollercoaster of importance of friendships and relationships.
I have to give it to Emma (the author), she knew how to lighten every mood and darken/intensify the ones that hold much weight. This back and forth made this book tangible and real.
Do check out triggers for miscarriage
That just lead her down the spiral.
"If you put something on social media and no one likes it, do you even exist?
"Every act of communication is an act of translation"
"Relationships should not be judged by their continuation but by their quality. Also, why do things have to last forever in order to be deemed a "success"? Things can come to an end and nor have failed"
Basically, we follow, Jenny, who seems to have are life together, writing for a magazines, owns her home, has a picturesque life ... or at least she will have us believe that. In truth, her life seems to be falling to pieces, she is unable to afford her home (now that her boyfriend as broken up with her and moved out), her 'best friend' is distancing herself from her, her overbearing mother has moved in with her and the possibility of loneliness is a fog around her. She is clinging on to her the online identity she has crafted while slowly losing herself in the maze of falsities. This book is both a painful observation of the current pretence culture and an unfiltered emotional rollercoaster of importance of friendships and relationships.
I have to give it to Emma (the author), she knew how to lighten every mood and darken/intensify the ones that hold much weight. This back and forth made this book tangible and real.
Do check out triggers for miscarriage