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A review by honeyreads1066
We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think I just expected too much from this book.
This book follows a group of young colleagues who work as moderators for an unnamed social media site. Between the atrocities, they see daily and their messy personal lives, the violence seems to affect them a lot more than they cared to admit.
I sped through this book. Not only because it was short but because it was weird and I had a type of morbid fascination with the blase way Bervoets describes what the moderators have seen.
I guess what I found lacking was the depth in which certain things were explored. I felt that a lot of what happens was by inference and there was a lot of areas that needed more development, especially in terms of the relationships between the main characters.
I would have overlooked that because it was short and I understand that certain things cannot be explored in that many pages but the ending ruined it for me. It felt rushed and I was left wanting more but not in a good way. The final page especially just felt like it was unfinished.
Overall k would recommend it but be clear not to expect too much. I was hoping to like this book a lot more than I did. I would also like the mention the translator Emma Rault who captured the tone beautifully.
This book follows a group of young colleagues who work as moderators for an unnamed social media site. Between the atrocities, they see daily and their messy personal lives, the violence seems to affect them a lot more than they cared to admit.
I sped through this book. Not only because it was short but because it was weird and I had a type of morbid fascination with the blase way Bervoets describes what the moderators have seen.
I guess what I found lacking was the depth in which certain things were explored. I felt that a lot of what happens was by inference and there was a lot of areas that needed more development, especially in terms of the relationships between the main characters.
I would have overlooked that because it was short and I understand that certain things cannot be explored in that many pages but the ending ruined it for me. It felt rushed and I was left wanting more but not in a good way. The final page especially just felt like it was unfinished.
Overall k would recommend it but be clear not to expect too much. I was hoping to like this book a lot more than I did. I would also like the mention the translator Emma Rault who captured the tone beautifully.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Torture, and Violence