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okay so it turns out this is actually the book that the internet newspaper is a sequel too, lmao. so I fucked up. although I think adam’s novels mostly stands on their own despite it all being one world.

the format is gonna have to win me over, the constant breaks every 2-3 pages is a bit exhausting and made it hard to stay engaged. I think as they get a bit more narrative driven i’ll be on board. good vibes

I think the main issue with this book is that it’s marketed poorly. the copy made me think this was gonna be a nerdy romp filled with technical mumbo jumbo to serve as a portrait of the time. but the setting is actually meaningless. very little of this book is concerned with the internet newspaper. it’s more a timeless story about the aimlessness of your twenties. which hits close to home, so I don’t mind.

kind of frustrating because the main character is a real grim asshole and he’s too busy being miserable to notice all the cool shit going on around him. I get it though, same. just a weird choice for a main character. this author can not write characters who aren’t himself. any character that steps outside of his own demo is incredible clunky except maybe cass and even she’s question. i’m sleepy.

heating up. definitely getting more solid as it progresses. the whole thing feels a bit predictable & basic, not plot wise by any means but just in the way the writing operates, i’m not crazy about the dialogue especially but I could come around on it as it seems to be shooting for realism which like, “yeah normal people probably did talk like this in the year 2000, people talk like this now, and it’s awful.”

hello goodreads it is I vinnie, and my new year’s resolution is to get back into reading books again and what better way to motivate myself than by gamifying it via another god forsaken app.

found this book on tiktok, bought it on a whim, it shipped the next day and came with a personalized note despite the release date not being until next year. thanks adam!

so far i’m a little iffy, a lot of introductory legwork is being done right now and it’s a bit clunky. towards the latter pages it felt like we were picking up some momentum quality wise so i’m hoping for more of that tomorrow.