8 thoughts on “February Book Club Discussion – Followers by Megan Angelo Review”
Didn’t love it and didn’t hate it either. Was a slow read and a bit confusing at times. I liked the story behind it…social media, the spill, the government run internet. I would have liked more action? Maybe, not sure. Oh well I probably wouldn’t have read it on my own so i enjoyed a change in genre.
I think the 3/5 is probably fair. Even though I was happy to read it to the end I would have been happy for it to be shorter, it dragged at times and like you I did not enjoy the end of the book, there could have been far better endings – it was like she suddenly thought that’s enough let’s wrap this up !
I found constellation an interesting concept, believable in some areas but quite ridiculous in others. As to the the characters I found Floss the most irritating and dislikeable and I can never imagine forgiving her like Orla did .
At times the ideas were real , everyone walking looking at their phones etc, at other times it was like life with the Jetsons!
Not a read again, but I’m not unhappy I read it
I would agree with Kristy and Emma. It started out slow and jumped around from one time era to another. It did really make me think where we are headed with technology AI/AR and personal information security.
I sent the book to my daughter. It did keep me intrigued when Marlo came into the storyline.
Ok, I’m happy it wasn’t just me. I struggled with this book right from the beginning but I’m not a quitter so a muscled through. For me it was hard to follow at times and was slow at times too. I think 3/5 is fair.
Overall, this was a tough one. Indeed, it was slow moving for most of the book in which I found hard in keeping my interest. However, the bones of the book were good and could’ve have made for a really good book in my opinion. The author had very interesting takes on the future and at times kinda scary, because I believe, on a social media level we are very close to achieving this version of reality. I feel that the book lost me in the storyline. I wish that the storyline utilized the “spill” and how it evolved social media, it needed more depth in that area for me to appreciate it more. Not good, not great.
I liked the book. It is not a typical book I would read or even choose. I found it very interesting and entertaining. The characters weren’t confusing and I loved how the story evolved into one with Orla and Marlow. I had no idea where it was going until that part. I gave it 3.5 stars.
I had a very hard time getting into the book (first third of it), but then I got into it. Although the story line was about social media, to me it was really about human nature and the lines in the sand people draw. How far are we willing to go to get what we want. How do we obscure our true inner feelings with those of a material nature. Not my favorite, but entertaining overall.
Didn’t love it and didn’t hate it either. Was a slow read and a bit confusing at times. I liked the story behind it…social media, the spill, the government run internet. I would have liked more action? Maybe, not sure. Oh well I probably wouldn’t have read it on my own so i enjoyed a change in genre.
I think the 3/5 is probably fair. Even though I was happy to read it to the end I would have been happy for it to be shorter, it dragged at times and like you I did not enjoy the end of the book, there could have been far better endings – it was like she suddenly thought that’s enough let’s wrap this up !
I found constellation an interesting concept, believable in some areas but quite ridiculous in others. As to the the characters I found Floss the most irritating and dislikeable and I can never imagine forgiving her like Orla did .
At times the ideas were real , everyone walking looking at their phones etc, at other times it was like life with the Jetsons!
Not a read again, but I’m not unhappy I read it
Never finished the book. Couldn’t keep enough interest to push through. Looking forward to March!!
I would agree with Kristy and Emma. It started out slow and jumped around from one time era to another. It did really make me think where we are headed with technology AI/AR and personal information security.
I sent the book to my daughter. It did keep me intrigued when Marlo came into the storyline.
Ok, I’m happy it wasn’t just me. I struggled with this book right from the beginning but I’m not a quitter so a muscled through. For me it was hard to follow at times and was slow at times too. I think 3/5 is fair.
Overall, this was a tough one. Indeed, it was slow moving for most of the book in which I found hard in keeping my interest. However, the bones of the book were good and could’ve have made for a really good book in my opinion. The author had very interesting takes on the future and at times kinda scary, because I believe, on a social media level we are very close to achieving this version of reality. I feel that the book lost me in the storyline. I wish that the storyline utilized the “spill” and how it evolved social media, it needed more depth in that area for me to appreciate it more. Not good, not great.
I liked the book. It is not a typical book I would read or even choose. I found it very interesting and entertaining. The characters weren’t confusing and I loved how the story evolved into one with Orla and Marlow. I had no idea where it was going until that part. I gave it 3.5 stars.
I had a very hard time getting into the book (first third of it), but then I got into it. Although the story line was about social media, to me it was really about human nature and the lines in the sand people draw. How far are we willing to go to get what we want. How do we obscure our true inner feelings with those of a material nature. Not my favorite, but entertaining overall.