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The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

Wow, this was incredible. So brilliant and so good in so many ways. I stayed up way too late reading it because I couldn't put it down, and I'm still digesting it. I've enjoyed Shraya's other work, but this novel is...just a masterpiece. Will be writing a longer, thoughtful review at some point, but do yourself a favor and pick this up. Shraya writes about the realities of the internet like no one else I've encountered. Plus fame, music, art, brown womanhood and friendship, friendship between women...there is just so much in this book. And the way the whole thing unfolds is so smart, so seamless, it's heartbreaking and sometimes funny and so painfully real. Can not rave about this one enough.