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A review by probablyjenna
The One by John Marrs
fast-paced
2.5
If you don’t stop to think about this book at all, it’s a fun ride.
But if you allow your brain to do even the teensiest amount of heavy lifting…well, I hope you have a book club to talk with like I did because there’s a lot to unpack here 🤣
The One is very Black Mirror esque - a futuristic dating app pairs you with your DNA matched soulmate! This new technology causes a lot of drama and builds a divide between the “matched” and “unmatched” of society.
During our book club meeting, we deduced that author John Marrs has either 1) never met a woman, or 2) hates women. Either way, not great!! Also, this book follows like five million different characters who kind of all run together? We had to refer to them by their trusts rather than names because we couldn’t remember who was who 😂
But let just say, the audiobook was legitimately fun. This is a very fast read, and it doesn’t require a ton of focus lol so it’s a great one to listen to while you’re doing chores or something tedious!
But if you allow your brain to do even the teensiest amount of heavy lifting…well, I hope you have a book club to talk with like I did because there’s a lot to unpack here 🤣
The One is very Black Mirror esque - a futuristic dating app pairs you with your DNA matched soulmate! This new technology causes a lot of drama and builds a divide between the “matched” and “unmatched” of society.
During our book club meeting, we deduced that author John Marrs has either 1) never met a woman, or 2) hates women. Either way, not great!! Also, this book follows like five million different characters who kind of all run together? We had to refer to them by their trusts rather than names because we couldn’t remember who was who 😂
But let just say, the audiobook was legitimately fun. This is a very fast read, and it doesn’t require a ton of focus lol so it’s a great one to listen to while you’re doing chores or something tedious!