The problem is that April has no redeeming qualities. I have no problem with unlikeable characters I’ve read many characters like this before. Luckily, she was written to be like that, so it’s not just personal preference or opinion (I hope). Getting attention on media doesn’t lead to true happiness.Īs I mentioned above, April May is not a likeable character.Media often portrays people different from who they really are.Social media can be good and bad depends on the way you use it.It’s almost as if the author is saying, “ Here’s your lesson take it and move on.” It’s something I intensely dislike because I don’t like being preached to, especially on a subject that people consistently try to lecture the youth on. In a well-crafted book, the author weaves lessons into the story so that, when we reach the end, we understood the lesson without outright being told what it is. The writing is okay, but my biggest problem was with the messages the author tried to convey. I feel like the side-characters were under-developed and almost cardboard cutouts in a way. She isn’t written as a character to be liked, I understand that, but she has few redeeming features. I would have loved this book, if only it was done well. This book definitely explores some unique themes, from the way April has crafted an image of herself for her fans and haters to interact with to how easily things can blow up over the internet with only a few words. The story I expected was unlike anything I had ever read, concerning how social media both unites and divides us in times of crisis or great joy. It’s all about the terror, humanity showing its true colours, and how we as humans deal with the fact that there is indeed life beyond our world. Let’s be honest: We all love a good, well-crafted book about alien invasions. If that was all the book was about, I most definitely would not even have glanced at it.
That’s right, this book talks about how social media impacts us in ways both good and bad. This book approaches topics that have been addressed so many times that I immediately want to zone out whenever someone wants to talk about these specific topics. It’s John Green‘s brother, the hype surrounding this was pretty big, and it says THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER on the back.ĭid those factors play a role in my deciding whether or not to buy this book?īut that’s probably what the publishers already knew from the start.
I’m going to be honest by saying my expectations for this book was sky-high, for the usual reasons.
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