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This was a wild ride. A listless 20-something agrees to drive a young woman across the country with her mysterious black case in tow. Other plots unfold, but the heart of the story is the discussions the two have on their road trip. It is repetitive at times, but also philosophical and relevant. Much of what they discuss is about the world on the Internet versus the world in real life and how the two have become distorted in the past decade.

This is an intense and chaotic adventure exploring the perils of the internet: swatting, isolation, extremism, cancelling, and just letting our worst selves out to play. In internet land, there is no making a mistake and learning from it and then we are surprised when this atmosphere pushes people even further into the darker corners. This was almost too intense at times because as crazy as the plot is, it could so easily happen.

This is an intense look at the perils of the internet: swatting, isolation, extremism, cancelling, and just letting our worst selves out to play. In internet land, there is no making a mistake and learning from it and then we are surprised when this atmosphere pushes people even further into the darker corners.

I like Pargin‘s work. But I think there‘s things he misses about being a woman, and since this book was basically a man and woman in a car together, it comes up. Idk, Trump just won an election and there are guys posting “Your body, my choice” on SM. My patience for a lonely guy‘s pov where he occasionally full on rants about “feminists” is pretty low.

Huge fan of Pargins‘ work and ability to dive into the zeitgeist (John, Daveand Amy series as monsters in mainstream; Zoey Ashe as money in clueless chaos). In this book, he attempts to illustrate the what the hell is going on(line), but to the point of boredom from the reader. I did like the way he warps up the story. I like and get his style (loved Cracked.com!). I think it‘s good, worth a read. Some cringe, but we‘re generation cringe.

This novel is making a strong statement through the use of satire and comedy about our society. We have an almost desperate, addictive need for things like electronic devices and social media and the need for affirmation through those, as well as the rapid and dangerous effects that misinformation and rumors can have. Fliakos did a phenomenal job narrating this novel. I can‘t think of a narrator with the ability to do justice to Pargin‘s novel.

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I‘m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom- Jason Pargin

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Dunno what possessed me to pick up a 500 page book in Forbidden Planet and start reading it on the tube home-ignoring my ginormous TBRs. However, it zipped along quite nicely. It‘s a road trip/macguffin-y adventure with lots of commentary on social media. It‘s doing quite a lot, critiquing message-board crankery, on-line hate, misogyny, cancel culture & conspiracy theories via its characters. It will probably date pretty quickly but it‘s fun now.

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