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We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
3.0
So I just finished reading the book I posted about last night, We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets, and this is my review.
This book is a story of descent into madness, telling the story of a young woman named Kayleigh who is a former content moderator for an unnamed social media platform. And how her mental health continuously worsens as she watches her work colleagues become traumatized and brainwashed by the content they are responsible for removing.
This book is horrifying in the same way Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata is horrifying. I believe it falls into the newly emerging social horror subgenre. Although I think contemporary or realistic horror would be a better name for the genre. It forces us to question the power of social media and the media itself, and subliminal messages.
While reading this, I couldn’t help but think the “war on drugs” and the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal. I found myself questioning the motives of the social media platform Kayleigh worked for, and why they expected their employees to work in such despicable working conditions. Or why they required them to cooperate under a nondisclosure agreement. Was there something more at play here or was it really *just* a job?
This book should come with HEAVY trigger warnings for just about everything under the sun. If you can’t handle violence to animals or children or self-harm you might wanna take a pass on this one. If you are in anyway sex repulsed, then DEFINITELY take a pass.
Readers who are unfamiliar with the social horror genre will probably not love this book. If you’re looking to explore the genre, however, I would recommend Sayaka Murata’s aforementioned novel Convenience Store Woman and another book called The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris.
I give this book 3/5 stars. While the ending was enjoyable, I’m taking away points because I kinda hated the MC.
This book is a story of descent into madness, telling the story of a young woman named Kayleigh who is a former content moderator for an unnamed social media platform. And how her mental health continuously worsens as she watches her work colleagues become traumatized and brainwashed by the content they are responsible for removing.
This book is horrifying in the same way Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata is horrifying. I believe it falls into the newly emerging social horror subgenre. Although I think contemporary or realistic horror would be a better name for the genre. It forces us to question the power of social media and the media itself, and subliminal messages.
While reading this, I couldn’t help but think the “war on drugs” and the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal. I found myself questioning the motives of the social media platform Kayleigh worked for, and why they expected their employees to work in such despicable working conditions. Or why they required them to cooperate under a nondisclosure agreement. Was there something more at play here or was it really *just* a job?
This book should come with HEAVY trigger warnings for just about everything under the sun. If you can’t handle violence to animals or children or self-harm you might wanna take a pass on this one. If you are in anyway sex repulsed, then DEFINITELY take a pass.
Readers who are unfamiliar with the social horror genre will probably not love this book. If you’re looking to explore the genre, however, I would recommend Sayaka Murata’s aforementioned novel Convenience Store Woman and another book called The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris.
I give this book 3/5 stars. While the ending was enjoyable, I’m taking away points because I kinda hated the MC.
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
3.0
This was really a pretty great book. I ended up liking it more than I thought. That being said it was slow in some places and as much as I like I cannot decide who the biggest asshole is: The MC, the love interest, or the author himself.
Still worth a read.
Still worth a read.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
4.0
Somehow this book manages to be beautifully poetic and monotonous to the point of boredom. Still its so hard to put down — like a train wreck you can’t bring yourself to look away from.
It is The Bell Jar meets The Stepford Wives and Memoirs Of A Geisha.
It is The Spanish Inquisition.
The story alternates between being hopeful and an unending despair. A lot of it deals with the MC depersonalizing and experiencing PTSD whilst being interspersed with her desperate prayers and fantasies. The rest of it is a horrifying mixture of apathetic compliance.
It is The Bell Jar meets The Stepford Wives and Memoirs Of A Geisha.
It is The Spanish Inquisition.
The story alternates between being hopeful and an unending despair. A lot of it deals with the MC depersonalizing and experiencing PTSD whilst being interspersed with her desperate prayers and fantasies. The rest of it is a horrifying mixture of apathetic compliance.
Punisher Max Complete Collection. Volume 1 by Garth Ennis
3.0
Beautifully brutal and intimidating artwork details Frank Castle’s story from a Vietnam vet to the one-man army known simply as The Punisher. This book which served as the inspiration for the beloved second season of the Marvel (Netflix) series Dare Devil starring Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle and Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock AKA Dare Devil is full of politics and