Scan barcode
greatexpectations77's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I really didn't like this one much. I got it from a LFL, and I don't think that I had read the author's writing before. It very much seems like Ms. Oyler was trying to say something really ~deep~ about social media and politics and whatever. What's interesting is that the reviews by readers show that it didn't hit the mark at all. The reviews by papers and critics say she was "skewering" our world. But is it possible that they just didn't get it and thought that that made it brilliant? Like I already know that I spend too much time on social media and that a lot of social justice is performative. Telling me that doesn't mean you discovered anything new. It's just patting yourself on the back for being obvious. No thanks at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Abandonment, and Car accident
Minor: Grief, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Just skip it.deamon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Drug use
savvylit's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Fake Accounts is an expertly written critique of modern life. In this novel, Oyler lays bare the way that the Internet has infiltrated our daily lives and culture at large. Parasocial relationships in Fake Accounts aren't just limited to online communities. Rather, they have become the norm in all social settings. This is demonstrated not only by the narrator's interactions with secondary characters but also in the reader's relationship with the narrator. Despite spending 270+ pages mired in the narrator's wildly analytical stream-of-consciousness, readers never get to know her well at all. The narrator constantly edits not only others' perception of herself but her own self-perception, leaving the audience with a fuzzy and forgettable character outline.
Ultimately, Fake Accounts was both a frustrating and incredibly insightful read. Sometimes I had to step back from the novel because I found myself repeatedly feeling trapped in the neuroses of the narrator. Otherwise, I begrudgingly enjoyed this book. I really admire the way that Oyler has managed to reveal the shallow and performative nature of our every relationship in contemporary society.
Ultimately, Fake Accounts was both a frustrating and incredibly insightful read. Sometimes I had to step back from the novel because I found myself repeatedly feeling trapped in the neuroses of the narrator. Otherwise, I begrudgingly enjoyed this book. I really admire the way that Oyler has managed to reveal the shallow and performative nature of our every relationship in contemporary society.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Classism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Suicidal thoughts
orireading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol
sorrymom94's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sharp and funny
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
kelseyland's review
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
All I want to do right now is read books about shitty people doing outrageous things so this one definitely fit the bill. Reminded me a lot of Elif Batuman's The Idiot even before I got to the shoutout so that was great, too. I simply could not stop reading this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Grief, and Death
More...