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theedness's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
A hugely insightful look back on the formative years of the Internet from a perspective I've not seen before, talking about how liberating it could be for the author as a young person woman who struggled to make friends. It's a very personal book but also a very universal approach (which is a theme of the book), I feel it was a great lens to understand the world as we know it
asterope's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
Honestly, reading this was a form of self-care. I really needed this - something I can truly connect with. Highly recommend this for anyone in the same generation.
This sounds sad, but it made me feel less alone. Especially when I have to ask my Gen Z colleagues what their slang means because I didn’t understand what they just said lol :(
I really appreciated the candour and incisiveness of this memoir. Many of the points were things I’ve been thinking about and feeling for a while now, but I hadn’t come across in written form. It put words to those feelings and made me realise I’m just not just imagining them. We are truly well past the good old days of the internet.
I didn’t agree with absolutely everything though - the author seems to have had way more luck with finding community in the internet than I have. She makes it sound too easy at times! Her life was wild compared to your average millennial’s. There’s also a touch too much of ‘overly sincere humbleness’. But this is a memoir, not an analysis, so I wasn't expecting it to cover all bases.
After reading this book, I definitely want to seek out more writing on similar topics.
This sounds sad, but it made me feel less alone. Especially when I have to ask my Gen Z colleagues what their slang means because I didn’t understand what they just said lol :(
I really appreciated the candour and incisiveness of this memoir. Many of the points were things I’ve been thinking about and feeling for a while now, but I hadn’t come across in written form. It put words to those feelings and made me realise I’m just not just imagining them. We are truly well past the good old days of the internet.
I didn’t agree with absolutely everything though - the author seems to have had way more luck with finding community in the internet than I have. She makes it sound too easy at times! Her life was wild compared to your average millennial’s. There’s also a touch too much of ‘overly sincere humbleness’. But this is a memoir, not an analysis, so I wasn't expecting it to cover all bases.
After reading this book, I definitely want to seek out more writing on similar topics.
omcardle133's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book, in short. I know I've lived through the changes to the internet Le Conte describes, but I've not really read anything quite like this that sets them out in black and white.
The book hits the nail on the head, I think, with lack of compartmentalisation, and how everyone existing in the same spaces explains so much of how the internet has changed, in part for the better (I like being able to message almost anyone I know at the press of a button, if I am so inclined) but also for the worst, baring everyone's whole character to everyone and causing others to expect nothing less.
The book hits the nail on the head, I think, with lack of compartmentalisation, and how everyone existing in the same spaces explains so much of how the internet has changed, in part for the better (I like being able to message almost anyone I know at the press of a button, if I am so inclined) but also for the worst, baring everyone's whole character to everyone and causing others to expect nothing less.
daniellehelen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
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