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A review by blankpagealex
Followers by Megan Angelo
4.0
This is a brilliantly woven thriller about our willingness to give up our own privacy and the consequences of an increasingly open world. The characters are rich and the twists are unpredictable and build on the themes in a smart, interesting way.
As someone who is not overly invested in social media, the 2016 timeline felt a little far-fetched in how much the world cares about one so-called "influencer" and the mistake that leads to her inevitable "cancelling" (the book never uses that phrase) seemed pretty benign. However, the Truman Show-esque 2051 timeline felt wholly accurate and was brilliantly intertwined with the characters who we meet decades before.
The message here is dark, but ultimately hopeful and this page-turner is definitely worth your time!
As someone who is not overly invested in social media, the 2016 timeline felt a little far-fetched in how much the world cares about one so-called "influencer" and the mistake that leads to her inevitable "cancelling" (the book never uses that phrase) seemed pretty benign. However, the Truman Show-esque 2051 timeline felt wholly accurate and was brilliantly intertwined with the characters who we meet decades before.
The message here is dark, but ultimately hopeful and this page-turner is definitely worth your time!