ISBN: 9780275963606
Editorial: Little
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 320
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Críticas "a twisted, brutal, and legitimately frightening tale of a parasocial relationship so toxic, it has interdimensional consequences. Reading this made me so happy I don't have an Instagram."--Layla Halabian, NYLON MAGAZINE"Beth Morgan takes on social media and para-social relationships in this twisty debut novel."--BUSTLE, Most Anticipated Books of Summer"darker and more ironic than other entries in the genre...Morgan suggests that authenticity can be just as hideous as its opposite....it succeeds where similar works have faltered by deflating the fantasy of the real. The fear of living dishonestly, it appears, has made it easier than ever to justify sacrificing others on the altar of our own self-actualization."--THE NEW REPUBLIC"A bold, wild ride that takes our collective dependence on social media head on." --POPSUGAR, Best Books of the Summer"A darkly funny novel."--ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY"An ambitious debut which captures the loneliness of the internet age in deft strokes."--KIRKUS REVIEWS"Gripping...A novel about how Instagram leaks into our lives, changing and shaping how we inhabit our selves...Morgan's narrative develops a darkly spiraling pace, simultaneously exposing and blurring the distinction between fantasy and reality...an exploration of how contemporary culture has made self-actualizing structuralists of us all." --ELECTRIC LITERATURE"I quickly became addicted to this sharp, upsetting novel ... A Touch of Jen explores the gulf between aspirational content and real life, with notes of both hyperrealism and a psychological thriller. --GLAMOUR, Best Books of Summer"If a cross between Sally Rooney's books and The Talented Mr. Ripley sounds intriguing to you, look out for this debut novel...supernatural and very funny and spooky and weird."--BOSTON.COM"Morgan drops plenty of zany twists into readers' laps, and the latter part of the novel takes on a speculative dimension"--NEW YORK TIMES (Books to Look Out For in July)"Must-read...a biting, smart, and challenging novel."--SHONDALAND"This deliciously vicious novel, Beth Morgan's debut, is probably best described as what might happen if Ingrid Goes West took place atop the Hellmouth of Sunnydale. The one bright spot in Remy and Alicia's faded relationship is their mutual obsession with Jen, a beautiful former coworker-turned-influencer. When they encounter Jen in real life and get whisked into her orbit, what seems like a dream come true gradually turns into a psychedelic nightmare."--HARPER'S BAZAAR, Best Books of Summer"This novel captures so much of our internet thoughts in a readable and electric frazzle... Like Buñuel, Beth Morgan recognizes that erotic desire is funny in the way it degrades subject and object...A satire on the terrible neo-liberal morass we co-occupy, unable to touch intimacy. The laughs come fast, and the message is low-key freaky and haunting. This one is for the kids."--ENTROPY MAGAZINENEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE WIRED Best Summer Reads NEW YORK TIMES Most Anticipated Books of July REFINERY29 Best Books of Summer LITERARY HUB Most Anticipated Summer Novels NYLON Best Summer Reads HARPER'S BAZAAR Best Books of Summer POPSUGAR Best Books of Summer BUSTLE Most Anticipated Summer Books ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Best Books of July ?THE RUMPUS Best Books of the Year DEBUTIFUL Best Books of July"A satirical, ferocious, shape-shifting novel...What started as an acerbic millennial sex comedy grows the gnashing mandibles of supernatural horror with a spiritual self-help twist...The structure is unconventional and disorienting, but Morgan manages each breakneck turn without spinning out of control. There's an almost fanatically concrete simplicity to her prose that makes the storytelling absurd and unnerving and consistent in effect -- like someone smiling at you without blinking, showing too much of the whites of her eyes...chimeric and deliriously original, emitting an eerie power."--NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW"A thrillingly acerb
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Morgan, Beth
- Editorial: Little
- N° Paginas: 320
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
