Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke đź“šđź“ť
This definitely the biggest “bang-for-your-buck” book I’ve read all year. I read it in about three hours, but it was funny, surprising, and engaging the whole time. I knew as soon as I started I had to finish it in one day.
Awesome story that captures the feelings & culture that pop up when most social interaction is over Slack/Instant Message. The entire book is set inside several different Slack chats.
Bouncing between reading group chats & reading individual DMs gives a cool energy to the book: a “behind-the-scenes” look at the characters as they play themselves. This is also a big part of the new Sally Rooney book (review forthcoming), and I like the trend.