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Debugging Life
Zoe Harrison is not your average social butterfly—actually, she's more like a social caterpillar who never quite made it to the chrysalis stage. A tech-savvy introvert and freelance front-end developer, Zoe has perfected the art of dodging human interaction, preferring to spend her days coding from the comfort of her minimalist apartment. Her life runs on two coffee and peace—both of which are disrupted when Socius, the fast-growing social media company she contracts for, rolls out a new experiment.
Enter a relentlessly optimistic AI assistant designed to "enhance" human social interactions. Unfortunately for Zoe, her boss thinks she's the perfect guinea pig to test Buzz's capabilities. Now, Zoe's carefully curated solitude is threatened by endless nudges to attend happy hours, engage in team-building exercises, and make friends with her well-meaning but overly enthusiastic coworker, Kevin.
From botched small talk to painfully awkward trivia nights, Zoe's misadventures with Buzz push her far out of her comfort zone. With each social disaster comes a surprising while she might not ever be the life of the party, there's more to life than just hiding behind a screen. Slowly—albeit reluctantly—Zoe starts to realize that maybe, just maybe, human interaction isn't as catastrophic as she once thought.
With witty humor, deadpan observations, and plenty of cringe-worthy moments, Debugging Life is a quirky, character-driven comedy about introversion, awkward social dynamics, and the absurdities of living in a tech-driven world.
Key Themes:
Introversion vs. social interactionThe role of AI in human behaviorFinding balance between solitude and connectionPersonal growth through awkward, everyday challengesPerfect for readers who enjoy lighthearted, comedic takes on the complexities of modern social life, Debugging Life explores what happens when technology tries to "fix" what isn't broken—and the unexpected growth that comes from stepping outside your comfort zone.
Enter a relentlessly optimistic AI assistant designed to "enhance" human social interactions. Unfortunately for Zoe, her boss thinks she's the perfect guinea pig to test Buzz's capabilities. Now, Zoe's carefully curated solitude is threatened by endless nudges to attend happy hours, engage in team-building exercises, and make friends with her well-meaning but overly enthusiastic coworker, Kevin.
From botched small talk to painfully awkward trivia nights, Zoe's misadventures with Buzz push her far out of her comfort zone. With each social disaster comes a surprising while she might not ever be the life of the party, there's more to life than just hiding behind a screen. Slowly—albeit reluctantly—Zoe starts to realize that maybe, just maybe, human interaction isn't as catastrophic as she once thought.
With witty humor, deadpan observations, and plenty of cringe-worthy moments, Debugging Life is a quirky, character-driven comedy about introversion, awkward social dynamics, and the absurdities of living in a tech-driven world.
Key Themes:
Introversion vs. social interactionThe role of AI in human behaviorFinding balance between solitude and connectionPersonal growth through awkward, everyday challengesPerfect for readers who enjoy lighthearted, comedic takes on the complexities of modern social life, Debugging Life explores what happens when technology tries to "fix" what isn't broken—and the unexpected growth that comes from stepping outside your comfort zone.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 3, 2025
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March 10, 2025
Okay ... I got it after unwillingly deleting two review drafts ... hopefully this one will be finished. 🫠
I found the book just by chance. Since I am more at home in the genres fantasy and romance fantasy.
But the synopsis of this book spoke to me. An social inept introvert gets an AI to improve her social life. Yeah what could happen?
What can I say 5 stars should already be a hint that I liked the book a lot. It isn't just a humorous novel. It made me self-reflect and I believe the book will stay in my mind for some time.
The main character is Zoe a developer who prefers her social isolation. As she becomes the test person for the company AI "Buzz" she wants to run for the hills.
Can an AI made an introvert more social?
Let's say it's an experience following Zoe through her prescribed social interaction by the over enthusiastic doctor Buzz.
We see Zoe struggle through the events and it is so relateable that it is scary.
The digital tormentor causes Zoe to leave her comfort zone and overcome her fears.
The interactions with Buzz and Zoes reactions are just great.
We don't see an magical transformation to a social butterfly. But Buzz crates just enough preasure to let Zoe get off her butt.
It leaves me self-releflecting.
How is my social life? Could it be that I am hidding behind lame excuses to not go out more often? How do I react in the same situation.
I believe everyone could use an overoptimistic tormentor that does not accept lame excuses but supports you to step by step transform your habits.
I can just recommend this book. It is very easy to read that I would even recommend it to adult or young adult English starter.
The shown main chapters on my erader have many invisible sub-chapters which were easy to follow. The topic is actual and easy to follow without going to deep in any technical description.
I had a very good time with the book. It needs more reader.
I found the book just by chance. Since I am more at home in the genres fantasy and romance fantasy.
But the synopsis of this book spoke to me. An social inept introvert gets an AI to improve her social life. Yeah what could happen?
What can I say 5 stars should already be a hint that I liked the book a lot. It isn't just a humorous novel. It made me self-reflect and I believe the book will stay in my mind for some time.
The main character is Zoe a developer who prefers her social isolation. As she becomes the test person for the company AI "Buzz" she wants to run for the hills.
Can an AI made an introvert more social?
Let's say it's an experience following Zoe through her prescribed social interaction by the over enthusiastic doctor Buzz.
We see Zoe struggle through the events and it is so relateable that it is scary.
The digital tormentor causes Zoe to leave her comfort zone and overcome her fears.
The interactions with Buzz and Zoes reactions are just great.
We don't see an magical transformation to a social butterfly. But Buzz crates just enough preasure to let Zoe get off her butt.
It leaves me self-releflecting.
How is my social life? Could it be that I am hidding behind lame excuses to not go out more often? How do I react in the same situation.
I believe everyone could use an overoptimistic tormentor that does not accept lame excuses but supports you to step by step transform your habits.
I can just recommend this book. It is very easy to read that I would even recommend it to adult or young adult English starter.
The shown main chapters on my erader have many invisible sub-chapters which were easy to follow. The topic is actual and easy to follow without going to deep in any technical description.
I had a very good time with the book. It needs more reader.
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