Comments on: February Book Club Discussion – Followers by Megan Angelo Review

By: Nora F.

Nora F. — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:49:35 +0000

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.

By: Daniela

Daniela — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 19:13:40 +0000

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.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 03:34:57 +0000

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.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:22:17 +0000

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.

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:47 +0000

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.