Incredibly relevant and unique story alternating between modern day and a frighteningly realistic future
Alternating narrators and timelines, Followers is told by Orla in 2015/2016 and Marlow in 2051. Flossy is the tie between the two storylines - Orla's best friend in present-day and Marlow's mom in the future.
Flossy has an insatiable appetite for fame. She enlists her roommate Orla, a blogger, to help make her internet famous. In a time when your Instagram and online profiles define your true self, Flossy will be whoever will gain her the most followers.
Flash forward to 2051, after the Fog and after the world has dramatically shifted, Flossy still seeks the limelight. But times have changed and now Flossy is willing to even sell out her daughter, Marlow, in order to achieve the fame she seeks. Set in a "Truman-like" setting, almost every move Marlow makes is broadcast 24/7 for followers all around the world to watch, judge, comment, buy products, hate, and worship.
But within these fabricated worlds, there are secrets waiting to be exposed and no matter how many followers or how popular you are, the secrets can ruin you.
I loved the present-day storyline to which we can all relate in part. I particularly liked the future world and the detail Angelo wove to enhance the narrative - for example, creating a world to push a brand or market a product, designing and essentially manufacturing children, the advancements of technology to read our minds and persuade our thinking. This book was incredibly relevant and very unique...and maybe even a little frightening! Now... FOLLOW ME FOREVER!!
Flossy has an insatiable appetite for fame. She enlists her roommate Orla, a blogger, to help make her internet famous. In a time when your Instagram and online profiles define your true self, Flossy will be whoever will gain her the most followers.
Flash forward to 2051, after the Fog and after the world has dramatically shifted, Flossy still seeks the limelight. But times have changed and now Flossy is willing to even sell out her daughter, Marlow, in order to achieve the fame she seeks. Set in a "Truman-like" setting, almost every move Marlow makes is broadcast 24/7 for followers all around the world to watch, judge, comment, buy products, hate, and worship.
But within these fabricated worlds, there are secrets waiting to be exposed and no matter how many followers or how popular you are, the secrets can ruin you.
I loved the present-day storyline to which we can all relate in part. I particularly liked the future world and the detail Angelo wove to enhance the narrative - for example, creating a world to push a brand or market a product, designing and essentially manufacturing children, the advancements of technology to read our minds and persuade our thinking. This book was incredibly relevant and very unique...and maybe even a little frightening! Now... FOLLOW ME FOREVER!!