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A review by kolorful_kay_reads
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
"The future of intelligence must be about search, while the future of ignorance must be about the inability to evaluate information. But when she looked at the smoking landscape of fathers laid out by cable news, it seemed no longer a question of intelligence or ignorance, but one of infection."
Conversations💬: This is a mix of literary fiction and auto fiction. The novel is almost entirely a series of short musings. Think if your mind thought in Tweet format. That means unfinished thoughts are left on the table (without resolution or 'answers'). Do you ever think about something on a loop because there is no ultimate truth? How do we solve the "news cycle" crisis? What about global warming? The main character has accessibility to every crisis because of the portal - but her exposure only leads her to analysis paralysis or (as I like to say) the Chidi syndrome (#TheGoodPlace ).
I thought 💭: This book was a masterpiece, a work of art. This novel can be interpreted in many ways and I'm sad to not have buddy-read it; it's a perfect #BookClubPick . I think that some readers will find it "unfulfilling" or "incomplete." It's very much a dollhouse view of the brain and how it shifts through social media usage - but not in a clinical way. I would go as far as to wager that this will be required reading for future students; to my knowledge, this is the first novel that showcases exactly what its like to live in this moment of information overload. This is a whole new genre.
Also I cried like a baby at the end. So, you know, I loved it. 🤣😍
Conversations💬: This is a mix of literary fiction and auto fiction. The novel is almost entirely a series of short musings. Think if your mind thought in Tweet format. That means unfinished thoughts are left on the table (without resolution or 'answers'). Do you ever think about something on a loop because there is no ultimate truth? How do we solve the "news cycle" crisis? What about global warming? The main character has accessibility to every crisis because of the portal - but her exposure only leads her to analysis paralysis or (as I like to say) the Chidi syndrome (#TheGoodPlace ).
I thought 💭: This book was a masterpiece, a work of art. This novel can be interpreted in many ways and I'm sad to not have buddy-read it; it's a perfect #BookClubPick . I think that some readers will find it "unfulfilling" or "incomplete." It's very much a dollhouse view of the brain and how it shifts through social media usage - but not in a clinical way. I would go as far as to wager that this will be required reading for future students; to my knowledge, this is the first novel that showcases exactly what its like to live in this moment of information overload. This is a whole new genre.
Also I cried like a baby at the end. So, you know, I loved it. 🤣😍