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A review by vacantbones
Followers by Megan Angelo
5.0
What an absolutely beautiful stunner of a book.
As I write this review, I've just read the last page of Followers and am hours away from getting on the train for my trip. I was in a time crunch to finish this read, which usually means that I sort of speed read the last pages without really taking much time to think about what it is I'm seeing. Not with Followers, though. I savored every last page up until that perfectly emotional ending.
I could sit here and wax poetic about the ideas Angelo is touching on - things about media consumption, celebrity, technology, the state of American politics, motherhood. I could talk about how well she paints a portrait of a future in which we've simply gone too far. But I'm really so dumbfounded by how unexpectedly delightful I found this gem to be that I can't conjure up the brain cells to do so. Instead, I'll just say this: this book is both bitingly humorous and emotionally poignant. I think I'm going to have to pick up a copy for my shelf because I'm dreading dropping it in the library return slot.
Truly did not think I'd like this book this much (not a big fan of futuristic takes), but it's high up on my 5 star list. Strong recommend.
As I write this review, I've just read the last page of Followers and am hours away from getting on the train for my trip. I was in a time crunch to finish this read, which usually means that I sort of speed read the last pages without really taking much time to think about what it is I'm seeing. Not with Followers, though. I savored every last page up until that perfectly emotional ending.
I could sit here and wax poetic about the ideas Angelo is touching on - things about media consumption, celebrity, technology, the state of American politics, motherhood. I could talk about how well she paints a portrait of a future in which we've simply gone too far. But I'm really so dumbfounded by how unexpectedly delightful I found this gem to be that I can't conjure up the brain cells to do so. Instead, I'll just say this: this book is both bitingly humorous and emotionally poignant. I think I'm going to have to pick up a copy for my shelf because I'm dreading dropping it in the library return slot.
Truly did not think I'd like this book this much (not a big fan of futuristic takes), but it's high up on my 5 star list. Strong recommend.