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A review by blissyblob
Device Free Weekend by Sean Doolittle
3.0
A very quick read. This book really just kept me wondering what would happen next and what could even happen. I feel like the story could’ve ended on such a higher note. Not because it was sad, but bc the concept of the book was too good to end the way it did.
As a book released in 2023, it makes sense why Ryan would want to do what he wanted to do. He wanted to use fear to put back social media in its tracks like 9/11 did. However, that’s where he lost me. His idea was solid. But at the same time, he has to realize that someone will take up the mantle and make another big social media app. Like the internet is never going to stop unless the world ends. Once the world goes up in flames and there is nothing but ash and dust.
The book was also hard to follow at times. I constantly got the characters confused with one another as they all sorta had similar personalities. Was there a point that hinted towards one of the characters being gay? I think so but idk if I interpreted that wrong.
I liked the idea. I loved everything up until the second hand of the book. Which is why I am giving it a 2.5 / 5
As a book released in 2023, it makes sense why Ryan would want to do what he wanted to do. He wanted to use fear to put back social media in its tracks like 9/11 did. However, that’s where he lost me. His idea was solid. But at the same time, he has to realize that someone will take up the mantle and make another big social media app. Like the internet is never going to stop unless the world ends. Once the world goes up in flames and there is nothing but ash and dust.
The book was also hard to follow at times. I constantly got the characters confused with one another as they all sorta had similar personalities. Was there a point that hinted towards one of the characters being gay? I think so but idk if I interpreted that wrong.
I liked the idea. I loved everything up until the second hand of the book. Which is why I am giving it a 2.5 / 5