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SWITCH
SWITCH
A brilliantly surreal and darkly funny debut about losing the world, one flick at a time.
Thomas has a perfectly ordinary morning shower, toast, curse the news, flick the kitchen light off. But today, the colour red disappears.
No one notices. No one remembers. Except him.
Then come the cars. Then love. then things even harder to name.
With the help of Eliza. A funny quirky woman in a red beret. They both set out to understand what's happening, and whether it can be stopped. but as reality unravels with the flick of the switch, a smiling man in a suit always seems to be one step ahead, watching the world...
Absurd, poignant, and wickedly British, Switch is a genre- bending tale of routine, resistance, and remembering what matters when everything else is vanishing.
A brilliantly surreal and darkly funny debut about losing the world, one flick at a time.
Thomas has a perfectly ordinary morning shower, toast, curse the news, flick the kitchen light off. But today, the colour red disappears.
No one notices. No one remembers. Except him.
Then come the cars. Then love. then things even harder to name.
With the help of Eliza. A funny quirky woman in a red beret. They both set out to understand what's happening, and whether it can be stopped. but as reality unravels with the flick of the switch, a smiling man in a suit always seems to be one step ahead, watching the world...
Absurd, poignant, and wickedly British, Switch is a genre- bending tale of routine, resistance, and remembering what matters when everything else is vanishing.
118 pages, Paperback
Published August 8, 2025
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June 6, 2025
Interesting Premise
What do you do when faced with sudden loss? This book left me pondering how I would react or cope if there were a sudden change in my life, whether that be the loss of a loved one or something more mundane like not being able to have coffee in the morning. Would I get stuck in denial, trying to pretend like nothing happened? Would I try to find meaning in loss? Would I find someone or something to blame?
The premise of this book is that there’s a specific on/off switch that, when triggered, causes the immediate removal of “something” within the world. I didn’t pick up on any specific pattern for what would be removed, but the author definitely kept me guessing what was going to be taken out next. Some of the “things” were more conceptual in nature, others were behavioral, and still some were simply tools or everyday items.
Overall, I enjoyed the story because of the premise, but there were several times I was distracted or got annoyed by the repetitiveness or excessive descriptions (felt like word filler). There were times when the dialogue felt a bit rigid or forced, but it’s possible that could have been due to the writer’s style (the characters are in Britain, so maybe this was a nod to British humor).
There were a few typos and grammatical errors that confused me, so I had to re-read those parts a few times to decipher what the author intended to write. I also found the formatting a bit unintuitive, but perhaps that’s because I was reading the kindle version.
Overall, I thought it was a very interesting story. If it weren’t for the repetitiveness and over-explaining/word filler, I think I would have enjoyed it more. I would have also liked a little more development of the man in the suit, or some earlier hints of his presence. With some adjustments, I feel like this book could be a decent suspense/mystery/thriller.
What do you do when faced with sudden loss? This book left me pondering how I would react or cope if there were a sudden change in my life, whether that be the loss of a loved one or something more mundane like not being able to have coffee in the morning. Would I get stuck in denial, trying to pretend like nothing happened? Would I try to find meaning in loss? Would I find someone or something to blame?
The premise of this book is that there’s a specific on/off switch that, when triggered, causes the immediate removal of “something” within the world. I didn’t pick up on any specific pattern for what would be removed, but the author definitely kept me guessing what was going to be taken out next. Some of the “things” were more conceptual in nature, others were behavioral, and still some were simply tools or everyday items.
Overall, I enjoyed the story because of the premise, but there were several times I was distracted or got annoyed by the repetitiveness or excessive descriptions (felt like word filler). There were times when the dialogue felt a bit rigid or forced, but it’s possible that could have been due to the writer’s style (the characters are in Britain, so maybe this was a nod to British humor).
There were a few typos and grammatical errors that confused me, so I had to re-read those parts a few times to decipher what the author intended to write. I also found the formatting a bit unintuitive, but perhaps that’s because I was reading the kindle version.
Overall, I thought it was a very interesting story. If it weren’t for the repetitiveness and over-explaining/word filler, I think I would have enjoyed it more. I would have also liked a little more development of the man in the suit, or some earlier hints of his presence. With some adjustments, I feel like this book could be a decent suspense/mystery/thriller.
July 20, 2025
Fun and Funny storytelling
This was a very entertaining and fun read. I love the mix of humor and engaging storytelling. The dialogue and banter between characters is also surprisingly sharp and witty, which kept me turning the pages with enthusiasm.
This was a very entertaining and fun read. I love the mix of humor and engaging storytelling. The dialogue and banter between characters is also surprisingly sharp and witty, which kept me turning the pages with enthusiasm.
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