Once there were two young women, in New York City, hoping to be the next big thing. One was Orla, who blogged for a living about people who were famous because they were actors or writers or well known. The other was Florence, who changed her name to Floss so she would have a better chance of becoming well known and then famous. Orla wanted to be a writer. Floss wanted to be famous. Together, they tried to make it work in the heartless city on the internet.
This is another of those books where we alternate chapters between two characters and two time periods. The transition was not as jarring for me as other books using this technique. I think that was because the chapters were more complete in themselves. The first time period was about Orla and Floss. The second concerned a young woman called Marlow. So how does Marlow connect with Orla and Floss. They are separated by some mysterious catastrophe called "the Spill". Trust me, you want to know. I won't tell you, because this is one book where the journey is worth taking for yourself.
This is another of those books where we alternate chapters between two characters and two time periods. The transition was not as jarring for me as other books using this technique. I think that was because the chapters were more complete in themselves. The first time period was about Orla and Floss. The second concerned a young woman called Marlow. So how does Marlow connect with Orla and Floss. They are separated by some mysterious catastrophe called "the Spill". Trust me, you want to know. I won't tell you, because this is one book where the journey is worth taking for yourself.