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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.caseythereader's review
emotional
funny
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
4.5
Thanks to Catapult for the free copy of this book.
- FAKE ACCOUNTS is a book you're either going to love or hate, and I think where you fall likely hinges on how much time you've spent on Twitter in the last decade. It reads like a mashup of MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION and TRICK MIRROR.
- The stream of consciousness writing can get a little overwhelming, but it also perfectly evokes how it feels to get tunnel vision into your phone while endlessly scrolling for no reason.
- The narrator is deeply unlikable and so are many of the people she meets throughout the book. Nearly everyone is terrible or insufferable for one reason or another.
- This all sounds like I hated the book, but I actually loved it pretty intensely. I was cackling every few pages as Oyler both skewers online cultures and treats them as an integral component of the lives of millennials.
- FAKE ACCOUNTS is a book you're either going to love or hate, and I think where you fall likely hinges on how much time you've spent on Twitter in the last decade. It reads like a mashup of MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION and TRICK MIRROR.
- The stream of consciousness writing can get a little overwhelming, but it also perfectly evokes how it feels to get tunnel vision into your phone while endlessly scrolling for no reason.
- The narrator is deeply unlikable and so are many of the people she meets throughout the book. Nearly everyone is terrible or insufferable for one reason or another.
- This all sounds like I hated the book, but I actually loved it pretty intensely. I was cackling every few pages as Oyler both skewers online cultures and treats them as an integral component of the lives of millennials.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
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