I thought this was an intriguing one
> there's no dialogue, which I believe is cuz the author is saying the characters don't have anything of substance to talk about
> I think the focus on image, or images put online to represent yourself is such a cliche idea, but done in a realistic and not cringy way here, like I see this book as a cautionary tale (directly for millenials, but I think anyone younger generation can relate
It was a good touch that Tom and Anna were rarely presented as like individuals, always just a unit
> I felt like their "contentment" pooled into an obsession with comfort that really kept them from growing
> also they never really connected to a place , only people like themselves who were constantly on the move--so no surprise when they woke up one day and didn't have any friends anymore right? kind of in a state of arrested development a little...and eventually even their work didn't really excite them anymore
which...is that just realistic? I don't want to end up like them :( :( :(
gives me stuff to think about
★★★½
a cautionary tale that captures the 2000s/2010s in a very real way
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