vinnieisntreal’s Reviews > The Internet Newspaper: A Novel > Status Update

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.

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.”

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.