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Followers: A Novel de Megan Angelo
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Followers: A Novel (edição: 2020)

de Megan Angelo (Autor)

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Orla Cadden is a budding novelist stuck in a dead-end job, writing clickbait about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Then Orla meets Floss--a striving, wannabe A-lister--who comes up with a plan for launching them both into the high-profile lives they dream about. So what if Orla and Floss's methods are a little shady--and sometimes people get hurt? Their legions of followers can't be wrong. Thirty-five years later, in a closed California village where government-appointed celebrities live every moment of the day on camera, a woman named Marlow discovers a shattering secret about her past. Despite her massive popularity--twelve million loyal followers--Marlow dreams of fleeing the corporate sponsors who would do anything to keep her on-screen. When she learns that her whole family history is based on a lie, Marlow finally summons the courage to run in search of the truth, no matter the risks. Followers traces the paths of Orla, Floss and Marlow as they wind through time toward each other, and toward a cataclysmic event that sends America into lasting upheaval. At turns wry and tender, bleak and hopeful, this darkly funny story reminds us that even if we obsess over famous people we'll never meet, what we really crave is genuine human connection.… (mais)
Membro:Elna_McIntosh
Título:Followers: A Novel
Autores:Megan Angelo (Autor)
Informação:Graydon House (2020), Edition: Original, 384 pages
Coleções:Sua biblioteca
Avaliação:****
Etiquetas:geo-political, giveaway, realistic-fiction, sci-fi

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Followers de Megan Angelo

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I genuinely don't know how I feel about this book. It's two different time periods, one that feels like Ben Elton-style satire and one that feels like Black Mirror/Truman Show soft horror, and then it merges at the end into melancholy sadness.

I don't know if I love or hate the ending. I'm going to give it four stars because I'm thinking about it. ( )
  xaverie | Apr 3, 2023 |
I listened to the first 3/4 of this on audio but then wasn't reading reading a book and wanted to keep reading this so I finished it on e, and I think the audio was actually really well done and I think I liked this more because of the audio. The narrator just did Floss SO DARN WELL so every time I read Floss I was disappointed.

This was lots of fun! Really enjoyed. Wish the dystopic elements had been more fleshed out though, but it was already erring towards being a bit lengthy for all the actual plot it has. ( )
  whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |
*Received via NetGalley for review*

A fun, semi-light read that seems cognizant about where society is heading. Once hackers have revealed everyone's deeply personal and shameful secrets to the world, those who could handle the shock manage to move forward.

Marlow's story, about a young girl growing up constantly watched directed and followed and judged (by choice, technically) is tragic and frighteningly plausible. Even today I can think of people who would sign up for that in a heartbeat, simply for the allure of fame and followers.

The interconnecting storylines are well-done and equally important and engaging. ( )
  Elna_McIntosh | Sep 29, 2021 |
Followers started off very strong with great writing about loneliness, wanting to be accepted, to have friends, to be followed, to be someone. It explores two women in New York as they struggle with their fledging careers. If it had stayed in this vein, I would have given it five stars.

Yet it veered of course, with interesting additional plots about hackers taking down the internet and revealing people's deepest secrets, about a community where everyone lives on camera, and a community where information technology has been banned. Each of these could have made good plots, but to interweave all of this with what had started off as a promising novel, together with sections that felt like they were written with middle aged female tabloid readers really weakened the novel.

Still, it is worth the read. Read the first part, and if, it keeps your interest, continue on to the end. ( )
  Aldon.Hynes | Sep 14, 2021 |
*I was provided an advance copy of the book by NetGalley. All opinions are my own*

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, and after reading it, I'm not sure where to categorize it - it's a well-crafted mix of dystopian and satire. The book follows two linked storylines - one roughly present day (2015), one set in a near-future (2051), after the arrival of "The Spill", a world-changing event that...well, you'll need to read it to figure out what it actually was, as this was one element that took a while to reveal itself.

The story alternates between Marlow and Orla, and eventually, connections are made between the two characters. The main characters Orla and Floss (from the present-day storyline) are mostly unlikeable, which would usually make me set aside a book, but the author has given them fleeting moments of vulnerability that make me want to stick with them to see where the path leads. They are influencers, with every planned move and carefully curated photo made with the intention of fame. Floss offers a hard look at the lengths people will go when driven by a combination of ambition and fame.

I felt more empathy for Marlow, living her life on camera (akin to The Truman Show, only she is well aware of it, forced into the situation by her parents, and with every aspect of her life overseen by the corporation that runs their community), and forced into repping a mood-altering psych med after she acts out violently in anger - albeit, perhaps justifiably, given the situation.

Orla's path somewhat parallels Marlow's situation in that, at least initially, she is pushed into a role. However, she is a more willing participant whereas Marlow's situation is a bit less voluntary. Her life is driven by externally influenced storylines.

The character development, like them or not, is well done. The tension, the dialogue, the near-plausibility of the dystopic event all combine to form a riveting commentary on our societal addiction to our cell phones as well as social media. This is a clever and well-imagined story.

For me, the disaster that befalls society was a bit underwhelming when finally revealed, even though the far-reaching implications of it were believable. I was expecting a connection between the event and "the fog", an Alzheimer's-like disease that besets some of the older members of society in the future. The pace began to slow near the end - right about the time that my tolerance for Floss runs out.

This is a story that looks deeply into how social media (and technology as a larger whole) influences how we see and experience the world. ( )
  jenncaffeinated | Jul 4, 2021 |
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In her spectacular debut, Angelo masterfully explores the dark side of social media. In 2015, aspiring author and Manhattanite Orla Cadden is working as a reporter at celeb blog Lady-ish when she becomes roommates with Floss Natuzzi, who is desperate to become a star. Using her platform at Lady-ish, Orla succeeds in making Floss ultrafamous. They enjoy the perks—invites to swanky parties, free merchandise—until a technology cataclysm in 2016 changes everything. Fast forward 35 years, and a dystopian view of social media is revealed: there are now state-appointed celebrities who are on TV 24/7. Their lives are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, and their marriages, pregnancies (including designer babies), and relationships are merely story lines for a voracious public....told in alternating voices of Orla in 2015–2016 and Marlow in 2051, the tale skillfully builds to a terrifyingly believable climax. There are also sly references to a few current pop-culture names—including Charlotte C. Mezvinsky (aka Hillary Clinton’s granddaughter) as the mayor of New York in 2051. Angelo delivers a strong, consistently fascinating debut.
adicionado por Lemeritus | editarPublisher's Weekly (Oct 4, 2019)
 
How far will our addiction to screens and our obsession with social media go? And how much will we pay for it? The bill is large indeed in Angelo’s first novel. In alternating narratives beginning in 2015 and 2051, she creates two chilling versions of celebrity culture in techno-hell....Both the 2015 and 2051 plots revolve around a mysterious event called the Spill, which feels somewhat less original and interesting than the buildup to its reveal. However, the joy of the details continues all the way to a denouement in Atlantis (formerly Atlantic City), where the relationships we have begun to suspect between the characters of the two plotlines are untangled and confirmed. Endless clever details and suspenseful plotting make this speculative-fiction debut an addictive treat.
adicionado por Lemeritus | editarKirkus Reviews (Sep 29, 2019)
 

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I know how influential I am over my fans and followers. I feel like everything I do, my hair color, my makeup, I always start these huge trends, and I don't even realize what I'm capable of. --Kylie Jenner
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Orla Cadden is a budding novelist stuck in a dead-end job, writing clickbait about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Then Orla meets Floss--a striving, wannabe A-lister--who comes up with a plan for launching them both into the high-profile lives they dream about. So what if Orla and Floss's methods are a little shady--and sometimes people get hurt? Their legions of followers can't be wrong. Thirty-five years later, in a closed California village where government-appointed celebrities live every moment of the day on camera, a woman named Marlow discovers a shattering secret about her past. Despite her massive popularity--twelve million loyal followers--Marlow dreams of fleeing the corporate sponsors who would do anything to keep her on-screen. When she learns that her whole family history is based on a lie, Marlow finally summons the courage to run in search of the truth, no matter the risks. Followers traces the paths of Orla, Floss and Marlow as they wind through time toward each other, and toward a cataclysmic event that sends America into lasting upheaval. At turns wry and tender, bleak and hopeful, this darkly funny story reminds us that even if we obsess over famous people we'll never meet, what we really crave is genuine human connection.

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