![]() ![]() Written in a fragmentary style reminiscent of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel “Flights,” “No One Is Talking About This” is a reminder that human connection is not confined to only physical or digital spaces. ![]() ![]() As she grapples with existential questions about her career, social media’s humor and the perception of her future on the internet, tragedy strikes, and the digital life she has built for herself crashes into reality. As readers navigate genre-defying chapters with tweet-like characteristics, digital culture intertwines with real-life tragedy.įollowing a young woman navigating her exponentially growing fame on “the portal,” a social media platform, Lockwood tracks the unceasing thoughts of her protagonist, in short, poignant chapters. In her debut novel “No One Is Talking About This,” Patricia Lockwood examines how the never-ending scroll of a social media feed clashes with contemporary perceptions of intimacy. ![]()
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