sophronisba 's review for:

Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

4.25

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book is very funny, and also weirdly moving in the end, despite its absurd premise (a man gets stuck in his company's Slack chat). I think it could have been a novella, actually; I think a couple of subplots could be excised without losing a thing. But I grew really attached to some of these characters -- Gerald and Pradeep in particular -- and the very fact that you can kind of buy getting permanently stuck in a work chat app really makes you think about the times we are living in.