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A review by sarahdm
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Holy shit. I just shot gunned all of this in one sitting.
I don’t know what to say. It was a delight. It felt like a Nightvale episode. It was weird, funny, horrifying, introspective. People feel in love. I laughed. I could not put it down.
5 Stars. Absolutely would recommend.
UPDATE:
Okay here is my not 2AM review.
This is a weird surrealistic comedy what is incredibly niche. I seriously think its only going to be funny to those that use Slack and have the type of work place culture that's presented here. I'm talking 3 hour long lunch breaks, Smash Bro Tournaments in the conference room, emojis being used as a form of communication/inside joke, work drama that's actually not that serious, corporate speak being so faking its like another language, the feeling of chronically online people having to congregate in an office setting and pretending to be serious. So you know, your normal IT company. I, fortunately, fall into this category.
If you are familiar with Nightvale then I think you are gonna find yourself at home in this book. Its wacky non-sense weirdness that sometimes touches on deep human feels of fear and joy. This is not a good to be taken seriously. Seeing so many reviews bombing this for not being "serious" fiction is wild to me. Ya'll don't pick up the occasional popcorn fiction? Live a little.
There is some office romance/situation-ships happening. It contains some dub-con/non-con mattering on how you wanna look at it. Its not graphic. It only happens to his body and not his actual self (I don't know how to explain it without spoilers). And he ends up being okay with it and its a little bit played for laughs (this is a comedy at the end of the day). I can see this scene being a huge red flag for a lot of people (see all the one star reviews). But I honestly didn't mind it. I feel like with the sci-fi elements happening it was easy to let it slide. I enjoyed it and I thought it was played off really well. Sue me I guess.
I think my biggest critic is that I wish it was actually illustrated inside of Slack instead of being just plain text. But I get that plain text would be easier to read for people not familiar with the platform.
10/10 Would recommend.
I don’t know what to say. It was a delight. It felt like a Nightvale episode. It was weird, funny, horrifying, introspective. People feel in love. I laughed. I could not put it down.
5 Stars. Absolutely would recommend.
UPDATE:
Okay here is my not 2AM review.
This is a weird surrealistic comedy what is incredibly niche. I seriously think its only going to be funny to those that use Slack and have the type of work place culture that's presented here. I'm talking 3 hour long lunch breaks, Smash Bro Tournaments in the conference room, emojis being used as a form of communication/inside joke, work drama that's actually not that serious, corporate speak being so faking its like another language, the feeling of chronically online people having to congregate in an office setting and pretending to be serious. So you know, your normal IT company. I, fortunately, fall into this category.
If you are familiar with Nightvale then I think you are gonna find yourself at home in this book. Its wacky non-sense weirdness that sometimes touches on deep human feels of fear and joy. This is not a good to be taken seriously. Seeing so many reviews bombing this for not being "serious" fiction is wild to me. Ya'll don't pick up the occasional popcorn fiction? Live a little.
There is some office romance/situation-ships happening. It contains some dub-con/non-con mattering on how you wanna look at it. Its not graphic. It only happens to his body and not his actual self (I don't know how to explain it without spoilers). And he ends up being okay with it and its a little bit played for laughs (this is a comedy at the end of the day). I can see this scene being a huge red flag for a lot of people (see all the one star reviews). But I honestly didn't mind it. I feel like with the sci-fi elements happening it was easy to let it slide. I enjoyed it and I thought it was played off really well. Sue me I guess.
I think my biggest critic is that I wish it was actually illustrated inside of Slack instead of being just plain text. But I get that plain text would be easier to read for people not familiar with the platform.
10/10 Would recommend.