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Rachiiebookdragon
Mehso-so

This is an odd one that didn‘t really go anywhere…

Read for reading prompts

3.75/5

Library book 📖

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starlight97
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Kayleigh works at a social media platform as a moderator, reviewing uploaded content and deciding what can stay up and what has to be removed – she watches hundreds of videos depicting violence, child abuse, animal abuse, self harm and acts of terrorism every day. It's an interesting premise and I really liked the way this book was written, but it ended so abruptly and without any real closure. 😔
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
#dutch #dutchauthor 🇳🇱

dabbe Hello there, sweet kitty! 🖤🐾 4mo
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JennO1
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Grabbed this novella today without knowing much about it. Upon finish I was surprised by the extremes of opinions. If you‘re looking for gore, you won‘t find it, although there isn‘t a lack of disturbing events, they just aren‘t the focus. Instead this is a slow psychological exploration of how internet trauma can warp good people. Or, maybe they weren‘t really such good to begin with. Some say the ending is abrupt, I felt it was an epiphany.

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BarbaraBB
De eerlijke vinder | Lize Spit
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A family from Kosovo finds refuge in Belgium. Jimmy befriends the family, their son Tristan becomes his best friend. When the family gets summoned to leave the country, Tristan has a plan that can assure them of being allowed to stay in Belgium. He needs Jimmy‘s help. Jimmy will do anything for his friend. A great short read.

(Pic: Chefchaouen, Morocco)

#BirthdayPixieReadathon
#52books #PublishedIn23

LaraReads Lovely photo! 12mo
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CarolynM What a fabulous photo! 😍 Enjoy Morrocco 12mo
Cinfhen Love the photo 💙hope you‘re having a fabulous time xxx 12mo
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Suet624 These colors. 💙💙 12mo
BarbaraBB @LaraReads @Librarybelle @CarolynM @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts @Suet624 Thank you. No need for a filter In Morocco, it‘s amazing 💙 12mo
Lizpixie 🙌🎉 12mo
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ju.ca.no
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Just finished this audiobook, but it wasn‘t really what I expected and I‘m glad I didn‘t buy the book. I thought it was about MORE. I expected it to be deeper. But it wasn‘t. The idea was interesting but the story ended up being mainly about one side of a probably toxic relationship. Also the ending was super random I felt.
2/5⭐️

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BookishTrish
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Definitely a disturbing novella about a fascinating, dark topic. Didn‘t ‘get‘ the ending so it felt abrupt, but will be thinking about it for days.

Reggie Love the pic! 1y
IndianBookworm How creepily cute!😍 1y
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GatheringBooks
The Following Story | Cees Nooteboom
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#JanuaryJazz Day 4: For #TopRead2022, here is my #Top22Of2022 in fiction and poetry. Here‘s my full post: https://wp.me/pDlzr-oWQ

Tagged book hit me deeply - read it on my flight from Amsterdam to Dubai. Here is my review of Nooteboom‘s surreal story that is indelibly etched in my mind: https://wp.me/pDlzr-oKh

Will post in advance for the week since will be traveling back to Dubai in 48 hours or so.

Eggs Impressive ❣️📚🙂 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1y
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Addison_Reads
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Mehso-so

I may have rated this a so-so, but it's a quick read I'd still suggest reading.

This book does a great job of bringing up the darker side of society's social media consumption. For me, I was more disturbed at how the book points out how quickly we "normalize" occurrences due to our constant exposure through social media.

Although overall it didn't work for me, it still has left me thinking about it weeks after finishing it.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

That was nauseatingly uncomfortable on purpose. I think I would recommend reading the non-fiction articles cited at the end, over this book and its unreliable and progressively more traumatized and traumatizing characters, if you want to investigate what being a content moderator on the internet does to a human. Excuse me while I go find something fluffy with pretty pictures.

Dilara “Nauseatingly uncomfortable“? I'll just focus on the Tunisian crochet pieces... (very nice!) 1y
Robotswithpersonality @Dilara Thanks! I'm still a beginner at crochet, but I love experimenting with new stitches and new colour combos. ☺️ 1y
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