We Had to Remove This Post
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- Author：Hanna Bervoets
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michaela♡
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i don’t know how i feel about this book。 like somethings were very thought provoking and interesting i just don’t think i grasped everything i was supposed to and the ending felt really abrupt although i don’t think i was completely following anything in the first place … idk
（jessica）
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honestly？ I see reviews have stamped this with a trigger warning， and I get it， but for a book that centers on the topics it does， this feels like it's barely scratching the surface when it comes to the real world horrors of the internet and the psychological horrors experienced by the narrator - NPR podcasts have outlined worse。 while I'm not saying I *want* these accounts in this text， I do think there's something missing here: a greater tension， an escalation of a weirdness， something scratch honestly？ I see reviews have stamped this with a trigger warning， and I get it， but for a book that centers on the topics it does， this feels like it's barely scratching the surface when it comes to the real world horrors of the internet and the psychological horrors experienced by the narrator - NPR podcasts have outlined worse。 while I'm not saying I *want* these accounts in this text， I do think there's something missing here: a greater tension， an escalation of a weirdness， something scratching deeper at the deadening monotony of this job even before the trauma it triggers。 it gets close - a lot closer than other social media novels - and fwiw it's interesting and an incredibly quick read， but at the end of the day: some tension is missing。 in terms of its content， this felt like a loose and long short story that should be anchoring a collection， not even a novella。 。。。more
Rose
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very disappointed that I spent actual money on this book
Megs
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3。5 stars ✨
Aleksandra Będzińska
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as a fellow media and culture student at the uva who also happens to toy with the idea of pursuing a master's in journalism yet not to the effects of becoming a renowned writer - i appreciate this even more as a fellow media and culture student at the uva who also happens to toy with the idea of pursuing a master's in journalism yet not to the effects of becoming a renowned writer - i appreciate this even more 。。。more
Gemma
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Het boek begon veelbelovend， maar viel me toch tegen。 Kan vooral het einde niet plaatsen。
jane
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the twist at the end was smart but it hit too close to home lol 😋😋
Lorene Garza-Khampheng
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I won this book in a giveaway。 It was a fast read。 The main character Kayleigh captured my attention with everything that was going on in her life。
Andrea
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Kayleigh， short of money， starts a job as a content moderator for a social media platform。 The work she and her colleagues do is gruelling and disturbing。This is a powerful， compelling， claustrophobic read， which is chilling， dark and clever too。 It tackles questions of morality， what is right， what is normal and who gets to decide。It’s all pretty awful and inevitable but is brilliantly written。 I loved this book！Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC。 All views are my own。
manon
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2。5 rounded up
Hans
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Een schokkend verhaal met een heel onbevredigend einde。
Melanie Caldicott
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This is such a chilling book， which is so intelligently written and piercingly sharp in its concise form。 What is most sobering is not so much the references to shocking internet content， although readers should heed trigger warnings for this book， but what it says about the insidious effects of social media on humanity。 This books says so many profound things， asking questions about truth， perspective and human connection。 This is a thought-provoking read that will stay with me。With thanks to N This is such a chilling book， which is so intelligently written and piercingly sharp in its concise form。 What is most sobering is not so much the references to shocking internet content， although readers should heed trigger warnings for this book， but what it says about the insidious effects of social media on humanity。 This books says so many profound things， asking questions about truth， perspective and human connection。 This is a thought-provoking read that will stay with me。With thanks to NetGalley and PanMacmillan for this digital ARC in exchange for this honest review。 。。。more
Rose
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Had this book been a full length novel I have no doubt I would have rated it four， maybe even five stars。 However， as it stands， the length made the read far too unsatisfying。 I enjoy short books， but with such a great concept with so much to explore it felt like a disservice。 Consequently， the pacing is a bit rushed which weakens a lot of key moments。 I struggled to really engage or connect with the characters because I felt like I had just met them。 There was a lot of wasted potential for some Had this book been a full length novel I have no doubt I would have rated it four， maybe even five stars。 However， as it stands， the length made the read far too unsatisfying。 I enjoy short books， but with such a great concept with so much to explore it felt like a disservice。 Consequently， the pacing is a bit rushed which weakens a lot of key moments。 I struggled to really engage or connect with the characters because I felt like I had just met them。 There was a lot of wasted potential for something really fantastic that I felt I only saw glimpses of。 。。。more
Cori
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Thanks to Goodreads， Hanna Bervoets and Mariner Books for my copy of "We Had to Remove This Post。" Positive note: short book。 Negative notes: I felt like， in a lot of ways， this book was all over the place。 I wish it had stayed more on the posts and not as much into her personal life， even though I can appreciate how those things would overlap。 Thanks to Goodreads， Hanna Bervoets and Mariner Books for my copy of "We Had to Remove This Post。" Positive note: short book。 Negative notes: I felt like， in a lot of ways， this book was all over the place。 I wish it had stayed more on the posts and not as much into her personal life， even though I can appreciate how those things would overlap。 。。。more
Charli Pigstail Farm
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I received the book in a giveaway。 It was an advanced copy。 It was different。 The topics I felt would cause people in todays day and age possible alarm but it just seemed very real like the bad stuff could happen why sensor it and make everyone so weak now a days？ It wasn’t the worst book I’ve read。
Amy
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I really enjoyed this book - but I hated the ending。 I win this as an arc - so I’m not sure if the final version is different or not。 The subject matter is fascinating。 You really don’t think about what it would be like to have the job of reviewing all the posts that get tagged on social media。 All the horrible things you’d see and the effect on your mental health。 I didn’t understand though why the main character was being interviewed， what really happened in her video and why she went where sh I really enjoyed this book - but I hated the ending。 I win this as an arc - so I’m not sure if the final version is different or not。 The subject matter is fascinating。 You really don’t think about what it would be like to have the job of reviewing all the posts that get tagged on social media。 All the horrible things you’d see and the effect on your mental health。 I didn’t understand though why the main character was being interviewed， what really happened in her video and why she went where she did in the end and didn’t like how it ended - just hanging in the air there。 I gave my assumptions- but I would’ve liked it to be more clear cut。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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It’s a small book， read it in a couple hours easily。 There’s a little bit of very disturbing content — the book is about a content moderator （contractor） for a tech giant who reviews reported content for community violations， and is regularly exposed to violence and other deeply disturbing subject matter。 The book follows her journey and what the work does to her。 So naturally， you read a bit about the content itself。 But the experience of watching the main character， and the others， becoming tr It’s a small book， read it in a couple hours easily。 There’s a little bit of very disturbing content — the book is about a content moderator （contractor） for a tech giant who reviews reported content for community violations， and is regularly exposed to violence and other deeply disturbing subject matter。 The book follows her journey and what the work does to her。 So naturally， you read a bit about the content itself。 But the experience of watching the main character， and the others， becoming traumatized or desensitized by the content they review is really well-written and interesting。 I noticed some nice literary devices， too， moments of symmetry and comparison that shape the narrative nicely。 I’m going to be thinking about this one for a while。 And I love the glitch cover art on the recently released US edition。 。。。more
sophia ☾
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there’s a subtlety to this book that i think is intentional and honestly makes it’s point very clear in the fact that it’s actually not making it very obvious but more insidious， but i still somehow wanted something more。 maybe this is simply just my taste bias in wanting horror or surrealism to at minimum feel like the THREAT of a hard bite， and this missed that edge for me。 but it definitely was super interesting and i think tackles a topic in real life happening right now that is fascinating there’s a subtlety to this book that i think is intentional and honestly makes it’s point very clear in the fact that it’s actually not making it very obvious but more insidious， but i still somehow wanted something more。 maybe this is simply just my taste bias in wanting horror or surrealism to at minimum feel like the THREAT of a hard bite， and this missed that edge for me。 but it definitely was super interesting and i think tackles a topic in real life happening right now that is fascinating in its horrifying psychologically traumatizing nature。 a really interesting read that i'm glad i picked up。also to quote the top dutch review on here: moral of the story， slap holocaust deniers more often。 tws: f-slur， self harm， antisemitism， violence， animal cruelty， child abuse， gore， suicide， animal death， child death， drug use， physical abuse， sexual content， torture， toxic relationship， xenophobia， stalking 。。。more
Inez
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3，5 sterren eigenlijk
KathVBtn
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This is a short book when you look at it but it really packs a hefty punch， its hardhitting and graphic in its content。'We had to remove this post' is an insight into a seedy corner of the world that I'd never even thought about before， the people who are responsible for moderating the content on an unnamed huge social media platform （I know which one I was assuming it related to though！）The content moderators quickly become immune to the horrors that they see， seeing them instead as tasks to b This is a short book when you look at it but it really packs a hefty punch， its hardhitting and graphic in its content。'We had to remove this post' is an insight into a seedy corner of the world that I'd never even thought about before， the people who are responsible for moderating the content on an unnamed huge social media platform （I know which one I was assuming it related to though！）The content moderators quickly become immune to the horrors that they see， seeing them instead as tasks to be assessed and categorised as 'needing to be removed' or 'able to stay on'; the lists of categories and subcategories is shocking and a terrible indictment of what people will post and consume。 The moderators have high targets to achieve， aiming to view and categorise 500+ per shift。 Can you imagine what they would have to look at day after day， and the impact this would have on anyone？The story is told through the medium of an interview to a lawyer preparing for a class action suit against the social media company; our narrator says that they will share their story but with conditions attached。 Its also the story of our narrator's relationship with her girlfriend Sigrid and how the horrors of their job affects both of themThank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read it 。。。more
Brittany Murhammer
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Life as a social media moderator is difficult。 And after looking at so many awful images， it's understandable that they'd suffer from PTSD。 Life as a social media moderator is difficult。 And after looking at so many awful images， it's understandable that they'd suffer from PTSD。 。。。more
Dmitry
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A new Dutch psychological thriller about a social media moderator’s work gone wrong turned out to be a contemporary lesbian love drama。
Taylor Cusumano
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This was the worst book I have read in a long really time。 The main relationship was a little bit interesting but entire rest of the book sucked。
Bree
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This book left me flabbergasted。The story itself isn't that disturbing—it's the questions and thoughts it leaves you with that really leave you staring blankly at the wall。The premise of the book is simple: Kayleigh used to moderate content on social media and is now telling her story to a man who's trying to convince her to get in on a lawsuit against her former employer。 The story is told from a first-person POV， which really helps deliver the message that the author was trying to tell: we're This book left me flabbergasted。The story itself isn't that disturbing—it's the questions and thoughts it leaves you with that really leave you staring blankly at the wall。The premise of the book is simple: Kayleigh used to moderate content on social media and is now telling her story to a man who's trying to convince her to get in on a lawsuit against her former employer。 The story is told from a first-person POV， which really helps deliver the message that the author was trying to tell: we're becoming increasingly desensitized to the horrors of life because of what we view on social media。That sad thing is， I can't really explain what I loved about the book without tainting the experience for first-time readers。 All I can say is: read it。 It's a short book， it took me about two hours to finish， and I'm glad I read it。 The story itself is nothing to write home about， but the experience？ It will leave you paranoid and a little shaky in the best of ways。 。。。more
Duckfacekim09 （Kim Howell）
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I decided to read this book next because I've read a lot of big books recently and this one is a short novella at 130 pages。 It also sounded absolutely fascinating。I loved the way it opened and knew there were juicy things to come。 And when I read the Author Bio and found out she was a lesbian， I was hoping for sapphic content， and I wasn't disappointed！ The book didn't just mention that our main character was gay， it also explored some of her relationships。 In fact， the relationships were a lar I decided to read this book next because I've read a lot of big books recently and this one is a short novella at 130 pages。 It also sounded absolutely fascinating。I loved the way it opened and knew there were juicy things to come。 And when I read the Author Bio and found out she was a lesbian， I was hoping for sapphic content， and I wasn't disappointed！ The book didn't just mention that our main character was gay， it also explored some of her relationships。 In fact， the relationships were a large part of the story。We Had To Remove This Post was so compelling and I did not want to put it down until I'd finished it。 It felt like a work of non-fiction and explored the trauma and mental health side of this kind of work so well。 And the impact it can have on those closest to you。 I'm left with great admiration and sympathy for people in this line of work。 But I also really want to know what happens to Kayleigh next。 。。。more
Laura
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De schrijfstijl van deze novelle is meeslepend， maar de boodschap van dit verhaal is compleet aan me voorbij gegaan。 Deze novelle telt net meer dan 90 pagina's， maar ik had toch een beter einde verwacht。 Ik bleef achter met een gevoel van 'En dus？' toen dit boekje op pagina 92 abrupt eindigde。 Goede geschreven en in eerste instantie intrigerend， maar vrij teleurstellend einde。 De schrijfstijl van deze novelle is meeslepend， maar de boodschap van dit verhaal is compleet aan me voorbij gegaan。 Deze novelle telt net meer dan 90 pagina's， maar ik had toch een beter einde verwacht。 Ik bleef achter met een gevoel van 'En dus？' toen dit boekje op pagina 92 abrupt eindigde。 Goede geschreven en in eerste instantie intrigerend， maar vrij teleurstellend einde。 。。。more
Shaun
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Not really a story here。 Nothing happens。 Just a glimpse into the world of social media content moderators。
Aoife Cassidy McMenamin
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Well， this was a blistering， disturbing read， not for the faint-hearted。 We Had to Remove This Post is a novella about a group of content moderators for an unnamed tech company （I took it to be Facebook）， and the fallout when they begin to suffer the consequences of the psychological warfare they are unrelentingly exposed to as part of their job。 Kayleigh takes up a job as a content moderator and soon strikes up a kinship with her cohort of workers， finding comfort in each other amidst the horro Well， this was a blistering， disturbing read， not for the faint-hearted。 We Had to Remove This Post is a novella about a group of content moderators for an unnamed tech company （I took it to be Facebook）， and the fallout when they begin to suffer the consequences of the psychological warfare they are unrelentingly exposed to as part of their job。 Kayleigh takes up a job as a content moderator and soon strikes up a kinship with her cohort of workers， finding comfort in each other amidst the horrors of their job， and even finding love。 But what happens when some of the group begin to go down the very rabbit-holes they are there to moderate？Hannah Bervoets is an acclaimed， bestselling Dutch author and this is her first book translated into English。 It’s a seamless， clever translation by Emma Rault， with many quoteable sentences。 Here’s just one that stood out:“ 'That video reminded me of something'。 'Of what， baby？' I said it reluctantly。 Asking that question was like closing your eyes and running into a field full of dogshit， because what was she going to say？"A gripping， thought-provoking， horrifying short read that will leave you wanting to abandon social media and live off the fat of the land！ 4/5 *We Had to Remove this Post by Hannah Bervoets will be published on Thursday 26 May。 Many thanks to the publisher @panmacmillan @picadorbooks for an advance digital copy of the book via @netgalley。 As always， this is an honest review。* 。。。more
Mark
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# please note this is a novella， as described by the author #Such premise for a book， afterall haven’t we all wondered who does the job for us of deciding what we see， we all have moaned at things removed that seem fine and been outraged as other things， clearly offensive are allowed （ well I have at any rate ）‘Hexa’ is the social media company and Kayleigh the employee， now the author states this is a work of fiction but based on facts she has found while researching （ and at the end lists thes # please note this is a novella， as described by the author #Such premise for a book， afterall haven’t we all wondered who does the job for us of deciding what we see， we all have moaned at things removed that seem fine and been outraged as other things， clearly offensive are allowed （ well I have at any rate ）‘Hexa’ is the social media company and Kayleigh the employee， now the author states this is a work of fiction but based on facts she has found while researching （ and at the end lists these fact giving memoirs and reports ） and so initially it is interesting as we read about procedures， how and why they allow some things and not others and has to be said the archaic and grim working conditions （ some posts described are disturbing ） but then the book takes a turn and focuses pretty much solely on Kayleigh’s new relationship with Sigrid， （ I guess there is only so much you can say about what needs to be removed from social media without it being repetitive ） I didn’t really like either character and so tbh wasn’t bothered about their affairThe ending I fear I have missed something vital as read it 3 times and cant understand how relates to the rest of the bookFantastically eye catching title with moments of real insight， but for me little else 5/102。5 Stars 。。。more
Bryony Nelson
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