Fake Accounts
“Keep in mind that right now, at the outset of this paragraph, I don’t completely know the answer—that this writing is as much an effort to better understand myself, the person I can’t help but feel is the most important figure in this narrative (if not, apologies, the most intriguing), as it is an effort to enchant an audience, promote certain principles I feel are lacking in contemporary literature, interpret events both world-historical and interpersonal (perhaps at the same time), etc.” page 24.
Point: “that this writing is as much an effort to better understand myself” end quote.
“I felt my high-level search-engine excavation skills were knavish and petty; they marked me as a member of a generation that grew up watching reality TV, without respect for fundamental principles of functional society and the human soul.” Page 44.
Generation that grew up on reality TV… which one?
Elegiac tone, post-modern, stream of consciousness, stylized, with real-time references.
This is the kind of book I’ll buy, set on the shelf, swear I’m going to read it again, and then silently loathe myself for neither reading it again, or not appreciating the nuanced depth and pointed barbs, commentary on current society, and the world, as we might see it, marveling at the interplay of language and imagery. Clever writing.
Nice twist at the end.
