A review by bikes_and_books
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I don't know how to describe this book but I'm glad I read it. It gave me a lot to think about and I'm still turning it over in my head. I love the essays by Lockwood that I've read in LRB and was expecting the same exploration of how Twitter etc has and is changing something fundamental within us, and new ways of thinking about its role in society, but then the book swerves into a deeply emotional and honest accounting of personal tragedy and I think I was still left with a new way of thinking about the role/function of social media and communication, but only inasmuch as we're not looking at the right window and that the real catalyst for human progress has been with us all along. Something like that maybe. I'm still thinking about it.