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A review by gina_gina
Bad Vibrations by Lucy Leitner
4.0
Bad Vibrations is an irreverent ride through the landscape of social media influencers, their blind followers, and the mindset of those who oppose them -- not to mention some Covid-19 references.
There is so much at play here, and Leitner spares no one or nothing a pen poke, calling out everything from the opioid epidemic, the obesity epidemic (and the retaliatory fat-phobia), to the name-calling and suspicion that happens on both sides of a (social, political, health, etc.) divide.
There are some funny song and popular culture references (I appreciated some White Snake lyrics woven into the text) throughout, as well as Pittsburgh references.
At moments, the pacing seemed too slow, but that is my issue. When I have decided that an author has described a situation "too much", I get antsy, which has caused me to struggle with reading certain classics.
There is so much at play here, and Leitner spares no one or nothing a pen poke, calling out everything from the opioid epidemic, the obesity epidemic (and the retaliatory fat-phobia), to the name-calling and suspicion that happens on both sides of a (social, political, health, etc.) divide.
There are some funny song and popular culture references (I appreciated some White Snake lyrics woven into the text) throughout, as well as Pittsburgh references.
At moments, the pacing seemed too slow, but that is my issue. When I have decided that an author has described a situation "too much", I get antsy, which has caused me to struggle with reading certain classics.