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A review by swagkermit
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The third person perspective and tone of the book is perfect for reflecting the experience of the internet - constantly taking in information with very little real social value apart from talking about memed with friends - however, Lockwood uses exactly the same perspective and tone when talking about reality and hard-hitting events, which diluted any emotional impact those scenes may have had on me.
I read Lockwood's essay The Communal Mind in 2020 for a class and found it very interesting so I was quite excited for this book. Once I began, I realized the first passages of the book were directly lifted from The Communal Mind.
This book is advertised as fiction everywhere, but it becomes clear during the book that Lockwood actually did go through these events to a certain extent and this book is a work of autofiction rather than pure fiction, which I believe strengthens the book.
Overall a fairly good read, but I would be more likely to recommend The Communal Mind to others than this 'novel'.
I read Lockwood's essay The Communal Mind in 2020 for a class and found it very interesting so I was quite excited for this book. Once I began, I realized the first passages of the book were directly lifted from The Communal Mind.
This book is advertised as fiction everywhere, but it becomes clear during the book that Lockwood actually did go through these events to a certain extent and this book is a work of autofiction rather than pure fiction, which I believe strengthens the book.
Overall a fairly good read, but I would be more likely to recommend The Communal Mind to others than this 'novel'.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death