Had to read this book for some reader's advisory for my work's summer book collection and I really don't think I would have picked this one up otherwise. When you encounter a work that's meant to comment on social media and how it affects how we think/feel/connect with others, you automatically go "oh geez it's one of those technology bad we all doomed" sort of books and to an extent, it kind of is within its first half. As someone who is constantly online, I recognized the issues with maintaining an online presence, how we start to communicate more in memespeak and how drastically our perceptions change when filtered through our online use. I think since I was already familiar with these issues, the book didn't punch as hard as it should, though having a familiarity with certain memes and trends will definitely help some understand the book more. It's an odd balance, so it threw me a bit off kilter.

I also had a hard time with the book's writing style, which are these chunks of text that range from being a sentence long to full paragraphs, each with their own train of thought. While the book gets heavily emotional at times, it felt like I was still detached from the characters because of it. Perhaps that's the point, that our  main character is only able to express themself so much in these scant paragraphs at a time, but the impact remains the same.

I think this book will resonate with many people, but I don't think I'm one of them.