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Gitmo Nation #2
The Boy with Involuntary Social Network Disorder
Boy meets girl. Girl opens boy's eyes. Boy's life changes forever...
Paddy's just a regular guy. He drinks beer, watches football, chases girls and posts everything about himself online. Then he meets Laura, but he's shocked to discover that she lives her life almost entirely offline. She doesn't use social networks and doesn't even have a mobile phone.
But despite Laura's differences from every other girl he has known, Paddy is drawn to her, and she opens his eyes to the world around him. He discovers how social networks can be used to manipulate the public, and he finds himself faced with decisions that could lead him to abandon everyone and everything he knows for the chance of love and a real purpose in his life...
The Boy with Involuntary Social Network Disorder is the latest novel from the author of One Day in Gitmo Nation, A Gitmo Nation Christmas Carol and The Foot on the Shore. It is inspired by the topics discussed on the No Agenda show, hosted by Adam Curry and John C Dvorak.
Paddy's just a regular guy. He drinks beer, watches football, chases girls and posts everything about himself online. Then he meets Laura, but he's shocked to discover that she lives her life almost entirely offline. She doesn't use social networks and doesn't even have a mobile phone.
But despite Laura's differences from every other girl he has known, Paddy is drawn to her, and she opens his eyes to the world around him. He discovers how social networks can be used to manipulate the public, and he finds himself faced with decisions that could lead him to abandon everyone and everything he knows for the chance of love and a real purpose in his life...
The Boy with Involuntary Social Network Disorder is the latest novel from the author of One Day in Gitmo Nation, A Gitmo Nation Christmas Carol and The Foot on the Shore. It is inspired by the topics discussed on the No Agenda show, hosted by Adam Curry and John C Dvorak.
210 pages, Paperback
Published April 1, 2016
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October 31, 2017
Scott McKenzie
If you listen to the No Agenda podcast, then the themes in this book will not be a huge surprise. It really made me think about my interactions with social media and how it shapes my relationships. It really changed the way I look at my daughter and the dating world she navigates versus when I was in that pool.
The book moves along well and the pacing is great. It's an easy weekend read, not too heavy and not too long. It will leave you hoping for more of the story.
ITM
If you listen to the No Agenda podcast, then the themes in this book will not be a huge surprise. It really made me think about my interactions with social media and how it shapes my relationships. It really changed the way I look at my daughter and the dating world she navigates versus when I was in that pool.
The book moves along well and the pacing is great. It's an easy weekend read, not too heavy and not too long. It will leave you hoping for more of the story.
ITM
April 8, 2016
A love story wrapped around some interesting revelations on social networks that kind of makes me want to delete my Goodreads account, but then how could I leave a review for the book? ;)
The story itself flows very well and entices you to read the entire book in one sitting which is always a good sign.
*Fingers crossed for a sequel*
The story itself flows very well and entices you to read the entire book in one sitting which is always a good sign.
*Fingers crossed for a sequel*
December 5, 2016
A fun read with many salient points.
We are shown the dangers of our addiction to social media. Not in overt ways, but in the subtle ways that social media and phones while seeming to connect us, actually disconnect us from those around us.
We are shown the dangers of our addiction to social media. Not in overt ways, but in the subtle ways that social media and phones while seeming to connect us, actually disconnect us from those around us.
April 8, 2016
The truth is revealed, No Agenda style.
April 22, 2016
An enjoyable read that needs a sequel. ITM
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