ptoothfish reviewed Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
is this fakey or a true?
4 stars
Well. That was a book. I think I liked it. Feels like picking up the dead skin of a twitter circa 2012-2020 and wearing it like a favourite old jacket that you used to think fit you well but... you're reluctantly admitting you've grown out of. It smells funny (the twitter vibe, not the bookitself) And what are these weird pins? When did you think they were funny/ironic/quirky? (this is just about the jacket now).
Some great insights and a first-person perspective that i completely missed about events immediately following the first coming of donald chripes. which feels weird, because i was In Country at that time.
it teases a lot. i can take it. many set ups that are bigger than their corresponding reveals or climaxes. "that's kind of the point", i think. like the confrontation you have built up in your head is never lived up …
Well. That was a book. I think I liked it. Feels like picking up the dead skin of a twitter circa 2012-2020 and wearing it like a favourite old jacket that you used to think fit you well but... you're reluctantly admitting you've grown out of. It smells funny (the twitter vibe, not the bookitself) And what are these weird pins? When did you think they were funny/ironic/quirky? (this is just about the jacket now).
Some great insights and a first-person perspective that i completely missed about events immediately following the first coming of donald chripes. which feels weird, because i was In Country at that time.
it teases a lot. i can take it. many set ups that are bigger than their corresponding reveals or climaxes. "that's kind of the point", i think. like the confrontation you have built up in your head is never lived up to when you come to the table. well... that's what i reckon just happened. not going to pretend i "get it", maybe that's not what the author meant, like, at all.
anyway. i read it. i'll look up lauren oyler again to read more. you should read it.
