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Mercury Retrograde by Emily Segal

maresalivingston's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

maxhimelhoch's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’ve been reading this book in 10 min increments at concerts in between acts since summer ‘21 and I finally finished. Really a gem and such a perfect distillation of the people it represents 

aurelia2's review

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adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

A mix of art and tech, this is a look at 2010s internet culture, following Emily as she joins a techbro start up and tries to capitalise on memes. The characters are all interesting, and although I probably missed a lot of the references I enjoyed the cynical and at times self-aware narrative.

ruthie_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

mohnblume's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

donnatartlet's review

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All this only for segal to make bank off NFTs lol. whatever moral decay she’s complaining of here had infected her long ago

nelyarosa's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

eva_bs's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

weonna's review against another edition

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4.0

If the female ketamine experience were a novel this novel is it.

averyfazende's review against another edition

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4.0

Considering I logged on in the 2010’s and never logged off this book was meant for me. Working in social media now, I can only relate to the ruse of media start-ups and disastrous open concept offices. A good reminder that most of the time people in power have no idea what they’re doing either.