Song/s the book brought to mind: Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai
Followers is a debut novel by Megan Angelo and wow! It was really stunning and the perfect read for our current social climate plus the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently experiencing.
I think the scariest thing about Followers is that it is so realistic, and completely something I could see happening in the real world. It is all about social media and privacy and it was very thought-provoking. I think it brings up some hard questions and definitely makes for a great discussion book. It was the very first pick for the BookClubbish #ReadWithBookClubbish book club and a great choice indeed.
A lot of the characters verge on unlikable, but I really liked Marlow and Orla plus how they both changed throughout the novel. Followers is set in two time periods - 2015 and 2051, and both of them had me completely fascinated. I loved how Angelo tied the two together at the end, and I especially enjoyed all the mystery surrounding ‘The Spill' and what it was. It was shrouded in secrecy until almost the very end of the book and it really built up the suspense for me about what exactly the event was and why it had led to certain things in 2051.
Followers is SO SMART, and I am incredibly impressed with this debut. Angelo's writing is bonkers and crazy good. There were plenty of characters but never so many that I was lost, and even a little jab at Trump. If you like books set in the future that are compelling and thought-provoking plus incredibly timely, then do yourself a favor and pick this up!
Followers is a debut novel by Megan Angelo and wow! It was really stunning and the perfect read for our current social climate plus the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently experiencing.
I think the scariest thing about Followers is that it is so realistic, and completely something I could see happening in the real world. It is all about social media and privacy and it was very thought-provoking. I think it brings up some hard questions and definitely makes for a great discussion book. It was the very first pick for the BookClubbish #ReadWithBookClubbish book club and a great choice indeed.
A lot of the characters verge on unlikable, but I really liked Marlow and Orla plus how they both changed throughout the novel. Followers is set in two time periods - 2015 and 2051, and both of them had me completely fascinated. I loved how Angelo tied the two together at the end, and I especially enjoyed all the mystery surrounding ‘The Spill' and what it was. It was shrouded in secrecy until almost the very end of the book and it really built up the suspense for me about what exactly the event was and why it had led to certain things in 2051.
Followers is SO SMART, and I am incredibly impressed with this debut. Angelo's writing is bonkers and crazy good. There were plenty of characters but never so many that I was lost, and even a little jab at Trump. If you like books set in the future that are compelling and thought-provoking plus incredibly timely, then do yourself a favor and pick this up!