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marmaladereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The story follows Gerald, an employee of a PR firm in NYC, who inadvertently gets himself stuck in his company's Slack. But the entire book is written entirely in Slack conversations that Gerald participates in and can observe, including private conversations between other colleagues.
Because of the chat format, the book is an extremely quick read, and I was totally hooked. Don't be surprised if you finish it in one sitting. I laughed out loud repeatedly and saw a lot of similarities to my own work, where we use Slack obsessively. It does get very surreal at times and the plot is certainly bizarre and paranormal (slackbot is one of the key characters), and I actually thought the ending would be much more apocalyptic then it ended up being, but it turned out to be a very sweet and heartfelt book! The Silicon Valley and tech zingers just added to the fun. And despite me assuring my husband that he should definitely read this one because it's not a queer romance for a change... um... it's a little queer and there's a little romance 🥰
I also ended up finishing it during a long zoom meeting at work (which I ignored) during which my work besties provided a live commentary over Slack via our private channel (which I ignored a little less) which seemed extremely fitting. And I made our head of IT read it 😂
Highly recommended! :thumbsup: :dusty_stick: (ifykyk)
Minor: Body horror, Excrement, and Animal death
trips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Honestly, it has some good messages about interacting with technology in our post-capitalist environment but at the end of the day, its just a really entertaining read that made me smile many times. Would easily recommend to many.
I actually think this helped me over come my reading slump as I feel more motivated than ever to read again, so hooray for this book!
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Excrement
readingpicnic's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Excrement
workingdaley's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Excrement and Animal death
melchncookies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Gerald works in a PR firm and has accidentally uploaded himself to the company slack program. There’s some great banter but when
Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, Excrement, Sexual content, and Rape
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It was a weird one for sure.
Minor: Bullying, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Eating disorder, Rape, Child abuse, Confinement, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Body horror, and Body shaming
skyegbooks's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Excrement and Sexual assault
starglitters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Confinement
Minor: Animal death and Excrement
dealingwithdragons's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement
Minor: Excrement
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Excrement, and Animal death