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No One Is Talking about This

No One Is Talking about This

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  • Author：Patricia Lockwood
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Summary

From "a formidably gifted writer" （ The New York Times Book Review ）， a book that asks: Is there life after the internet？

As this urgent， genre-defying book opens， a woman who has recently been elevated to prominence for her social media posts travels around the world to meet her adoring fans。 She is overwhelmed by navigating the new language and etiquette of what she terms "the portal，" where she grapples with an unshakable conviction that a vast chorus of voices is now dictating her thoughts。 When existential threats—from climate change and economic precariousness to the rise of an unnamed dictator and an epidemic of loneliness—begin to loom， she posts her way deeper into the portal's void。 An avalanche of images， details， and references accumulate to form a landscape that is post-sense， post-irony， post-everything。 "Are we in hell？" the people of the portal ask themselves。 "Are we all just going to keep doing this until we die？"

Suddenly， two texts from her mother pierce the fray: "Something has gone wrong，" and "How soon can you get here？" As real life and its stakes collide with the increasingly absurd antics of the portal， the woman confronts a world that seems to contain both an abundance of proof that there is goodness， empathy， and justice in the universe， and a deluge of evidence to the contrary。

Fragmentary and omniscient， incisive and sincere， No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound， modern meditation on love， language， and human connection from a singular voice in American literature。

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Reviews

Shona Masson ，

I kept forgetting what this was called and telling people I was reading 'I wasn't expecting that' 。。。which is very fitting because I WASN'T！ Really enjoyed it， even the bits I didn't understand at all。 I kept forgetting what this was called and telling people I was reading 'I wasn't expecting that' 。。。which is very fitting because I WASN'T！ Really enjoyed it， even the bits I didn't understand at all。 。。。more

Tamar Warshai ，

בחלק הראשון לא הבנתי בכלל מה אני קוראת。 אז לא נשאבתי לסיפור למרות שהוא די קצר。 ומודה שלא הייתי הכי מרוכזת。 הכתיבה יפה， אבל המשפטים והפסקאות לא התחברו。החלק השני היה סטנדרטי יותר מבחינת הכתיבה ואז הדברים התחילו להתחבר ולהתבהר。אולי הייתי צריכה לקרוא את התקציר לפני שהתחלתי לקרוא， ולא רק לבחור את הספר בכלל הכריכה ובגלל האורך הקצר שלו。הוא בהחלט ראוי לקריאה נוספת， לא האזנה， בתקווה בעברית。

Chloe Bright ，

thought-provoking， funny， and poetic。what is a binch

Sarah Easson ，

2 stars because the second part was （slightly） better and based on her life so I feel bad

Katie Olson ，

I thought this was brilliant。 Curious to see how it holds up， but I loved that juxtaposition of the very public and the very private personas。

Chaitanya Sethi ，

Our unnamed narrator went viral a while ago for her post， "Can dogs be twins？"。 The internet， and the portal in particular， pushed her into a bevy of speeches and interactions as someone who has something to say。 Now she spends her days and nights consuming， spewing， and crapping content in a relentless barrage that has no end in sight。Until she faces a family tragedy。Suddenly she must reconcile the life she has online with what's happening in front of her。 Perhaps the internet isn't as much of Our unnamed narrator went viral a while ago for her post， "Can dogs be twins？"。 The internet， and the portal in particular， pushed her into a bevy of speeches and interactions as someone who has something to say。 Now she spends her days and nights consuming， spewing， and crapping content in a relentless barrage that has no end in sight。Until she faces a family tragedy。Suddenly she must reconcile the life she has online with what's happening in front of her。 Perhaps the internet isn't as much of a solace？ Maybe she's forgetting how to be a human？ What does it mean to be a human anymore？At its heart， this book raises an interesting question - How is the internet changing us as people？ However， what it offers as observation and commentary is rather surface level and trying too hard to be profound， much like the experience of being on the internet itself。This is a story told in two halves， with the second half holding the meat of the plot。 The first half is just a series of 'witty' quotes from the narrator that are fragments of life of a content obsessed person。 I found them bizarre to read， and it struggled to keep my interest。 The tragedy in the second half had my sympathy but the narrator's voice was so off-putting that I felt myself rushing to the end just to start another book in its place。 And I finished the book being apathetic to the voice that accompanied me throughout the story。If this book captured the zeitgeist of being online， then I'm certain I don't frequent the sites and links the author uses。 And I'm glad I don't。It just wasn't the book for me， sadly。 。。。more

Asif Syed ，

DNF。 I have received several shite recommendations over the last few weeks， haven't I？ DNF。 I have received several shite recommendations over the last few weeks， haven't I？ 。。。more

Eamonn ，

I've just finished the book。 It was okay and in can see why some people would like it， but it's not for me。 I didn't have any empathy or connection with any of the characters - they didn't seem real to me。 I found the juxtaposition between the banal internet stuff and the baby jarring。 Saying that， I was oddly drawn to the book and didn't skim and scan the pages， which was my intention at P。50。 A I wonder if my lack of knowledge of internet sub culture is part of my lack of engagement with the b I've just finished the book。 It was okay and in can see why some people would like it， but it's not for me。 I didn't have any empathy or connection with any of the characters - they didn't seem real to me。 I found the juxtaposition between the banal internet stuff and the baby jarring。 Saying that， I was oddly drawn to the book and didn't skim and scan the pages， which was my intention at P。50。 A I wonder if my lack of knowledge of internet sub culture is part of my lack of engagement with the book。 I appreciate what she was trying to do with book， but it didn't work for me。 。。。more

Robby Hughes ，

Very effectively written。 The satire of internet discourse and social media in the first half was almost too relevant and relatable（made me cringe a bit at times）。 The only stream of consciousness book I’ve read that relates to the internet so directly。 This structure of narrative emphasized the ephemeral nature of online life， culture， and interactions。The second half of the book showed the protagonist regain some of the humanity she lost on the internet through a horribly sad experience。 It wa Very effectively written。 The satire of internet discourse and social media in the first half was almost too relevant and relatable（made me cringe a bit at times）。 The only stream of consciousness book I’ve read that relates to the internet so directly。 This structure of narrative emphasized the ephemeral nature of online life， culture， and interactions。The second half of the book showed the protagonist regain some of the humanity she lost on the internet through a horribly sad experience。 It was extremely depressing， yet touching。 。。。more

Kendra McIntyre ，

Pages 1-117 I was totally confused。 I'm still not sure what I read。 I think that was kind of the point。 But pages 118-210 was beautiful， and if it took getting through 117 to get to 118， I do it again every time。 Thanks to Jay for recommending！ Priestdaddy has been on my TBR too long， so now time it's time to get to that。 Pages 1-117 I was totally confused。 I'm still not sure what I read。 I think that was kind of the point。 But pages 118-210 was beautiful， and if it took getting through 117 to get to 118， I do it again every time。 Thanks to Jay for recommending！ Priestdaddy has been on my TBR too long， so now time it's time to get to that。 。。。more

John ，

If your ideal novel reads like a Twitter feed， this is the right novel for you。 It’s inexplicable that this mess of a novel was shortlisted for the Booker and made so many top 10 lists。 I read books precisely to escape from ridiculous， fragmentary thinking obsessed with internet memes and transitory， trendy pop culture junk。 It’s only April， but this is a strong candidate for the book I hated the most this year。

Elizabeth Smart ，

4。5 rounded up。 Are there parts of this that are cringe especially if you are terminally online like I am？ Yes。 But that’s honest to the experience so I can hardly fault it， especially since the poetry is so expertly and emotionally deployed。 A very simple little book at the end of the day that breaks down life and culture to its barest parts。

Victor de Boer ，

Absolutely amazing， tiresome， funny， apocalyptic， and then suddenly poignant and beautiful。

K。richardson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed the start of this book。 It reads exactly how I browse the internet。 The internet pop culture tid bits were very amusing。 In the second part of the book there was a shift in tone。 The story took a direction I wasn't expecting but which personally cut close to the bone。 Patricia Lockwood provides an incredible representation of this subject， it was so insightful I thought it had to be based on personal experience。 This book will stay with me。 I really enjoyed the start of this book。 It reads exactly how I browse the internet。 The internet pop culture tid bits were very amusing。 In the second part of the book there was a shift in tone。 The story took a direction I wasn't expecting but which personally cut close to the bone。 Patricia Lockwood provides an incredible representation of this subject， it was so insightful I thought it had to be based on personal experience。 This book will stay with me。 。。。more

Devin ，

Word salad interspersed with occasional nuggets of insight。 The events of the latter part of the book were distressing and impactful， but that doesn't redeem the narrative style。 Word salad interspersed with occasional nuggets of insight。 The events of the latter part of the book were distressing and impactful， but that doesn't redeem the narrative style。 。。。more

Susie Webster-toleno ，

I find I can’t give a rating in stars — whatever I give would be simultaneously too many and too few。 I really kind of hated the part about the portal （I almost feel as though I was supposed to hate it） — and I was blown away and deeply moved by the part about the author’s family’s tremendous gift and ravaging loss。 Wow。

Emily Butterfield ，

This book is funny， eerily beautiful， and leaves you uneasy。 The best way to describe it is the Black Mirror episodes of literature。

Laura ，

Trying to be diplomatic。 The social commentary would have been a lot more effective had I not harbored an immediate and visceral disdain for this book from page one。 Powered through to be done with this book and never would have finished if it weren't for book club。 Trying to be diplomatic。 The social commentary would have been a lot more effective had I not harbored an immediate and visceral disdain for this book from page one。 Powered through to be done with this book and never would have finished if it weren't for book club。 。。。more

Emily Myles ，

This book is amazing， best book I’ve read in a while。 It’s a beautiful story told in such a unique way。 I laughed， I cried， I am forever changed。 As a new mother the story really hit me， after finishing it I just held my baby and said “can I keep you？”。 😭

Mirah Gordon ，

3。5 stars; took a while to adjust to the unique writing style but， overall， I enjoyed it。 Poignant commentary on the intersection of social media and real life， sprinkled with funny commentary and introspection。

Nicholas Oregón ，

Genre-defying， contemporary， and an often hilarious reflection/commentary on the absurdity of the time we now live in， hilarious despite its poignancy。 Patricia Lockwood's experience as a poet shines through in her writing; if poetry is your thing， I think you'll like this one， or as the protagonist of this novel might say， you'll chug it with your whole ass。 Genre-defying， contemporary， and an often hilarious reflection/commentary on the absurdity of the time we now live in， hilarious despite its poignancy。 Patricia Lockwood's experience as a poet shines through in her writing; if poetry is your thing， I think you'll like this one， or as the protagonist of this novel might say， you'll chug it with your whole ass。 。。。more

Heidi ，

“Valkoiset - joiden poliittista katsomusta saattoi verrata perunaan: mauton， muhkurainen ja rutolle altis - pitivät vhtäkkiä velvollisuutenaan puhua epäoikeudenmukaisuudesta。 Sama toistui keskimäärin neljänkymmenen vuoden välein， yleensä samoihin aikoihin kun folkmusiikin suosio lisääntyi。 Kun folkmusiikin suosio lisääntyi， ihmiset muistivat， että heillä oli esivanhempia ja sen jälkeen， tosin aikamoisella viiveellä， heille valkeni， että nuo esivanhemmat olivat tehneet ikäviä asioita。”Tällaista i “Valkoiset - joiden poliittista katsomusta saattoi verrata perunaan: mauton， muhkurainen ja rutolle altis - pitivät vhtäkkiä velvollisuutenaan puhua epäoikeudenmukaisuudesta。 Sama toistui keskimäärin neljänkymmenen vuoden välein， yleensä samoihin aikoihin kun folkmusiikin suosio lisääntyi。 Kun folkmusiikin suosio lisääntyi， ihmiset muistivat， että heillä oli esivanhempia ja sen jälkeen， tosin aikamoisella viiveellä， heille valkeni， että nuo esivanhemmat olivat tehneet ikäviä asioita。”Tällaista ironista helmeilyä ja aimo annoksen internetistä ammentavaa non-senseä tarjoaa Lockwoodin uutukainen， Kukaan ei puhu tästä。 Siinä “Portaalissa” kuuluisaksi tullut influensseri listaa ajatelmiaan ja elämäänsä lyhyinä， twiittimäisinä kappaleina。 Kirjan alkupuoli oli ympäri maailman lentelyä， esiintymiskeikkoja， uutisvirtaa， meemejä ja pikakohuja。 Kirjan toinen osa ottaa kuitenkin vakavamman vaihteen， kun influesserin lähipiiriä kohtaa sydäntä rutistava ja elämän mullistava vastoinkäyminen。 Sen edessä vaikuttajakin on voimaton。。 Kirja on saanut hiukan ristiriitaisia arvioita。 Ehkä jos somen kohut olisivat minulle hiukan tutumpia， olisin löytänyt kirjan alkuosasta vielä enemmän naurun aihetta。 Lopun käännettä osasin lukemieni arvioiden perusteella odottaa， mutta hiukan hämmästyin sen tarjoamaa keppoisesta elämänopetusesta。 Vaikka kirjassa oli paljon hyviä aineksia， tuntui kokonaisuus kummallisen tarkoitushakuiselta ja ohuelta。 Odotin enemmän。 。。。more

Ailema ，

I absolutely ate this book up。 It sizzles with surprising， original prose that I kept highlighting on my Kindle for its beauty， wit and insight: "She felt along the solid green marble of the day for the hairline crack that might let her out。" "Capitalism！ It was important to hate it， even though it was how you got money。" "Every day their attention must turn， like the shine on a school of fish， all at once， toward a new person to hate。" "Now， when her cat vomited， she thought she heard the word I absolutely ate this book up。 It sizzles with surprising， original prose that I kept highlighting on my Kindle for its beauty， wit and insight: "She felt along the solid green marble of the day for the hairline crack that might let her out。" "Capitalism！ It was important to hate it， even though it was how you got money。" "Every day their attention must turn， like the shine on a school of fish， all at once， toward a new person to hate。" "Now， when her cat vomited， she thought she heard the word praxis。" The style is occasionally hermetic - "we poured fountains of a wine that was like our shared blood and held out our hearts that were like scraped sparrows" - but it goes with the territory。 Her style， in that regard， reminds me of DBC Pierre。To point out that this book isn't really plot-driven is to miss the point。 This is an eerily fitting description of how it feels to be terminally online and the limitations of living that way。 As the internet says， I'm in this and I don't like it。 。。。more

Sydney Apel ，

Definitely one of the most different things I'll read all year。 It's a challenging book， mostly because the poetry/prose style of writing is hard to get into， but the commentary on Internet language， culture and community is incredibly captivating， and the contrast between this and the second half of the book is done very well。 Definitely one of the most different things I'll read all year。 It's a challenging book， mostly because the poetry/prose style of writing is hard to get into， but the commentary on Internet language， culture and community is incredibly captivating， and the contrast between this and the second half of the book is done very well。 。。。more

Jake Backer ，

funny。 smart。 wonderful。 lockwood's really the only author i've ever read who seems to have a pulse on the internet and what it feels like to be alive and online right now。 her writing is hysterical - truly remarkably funny。 the turn in the second half of the novel is nuanced， sad， and powerful。 the complexities of living in a conservative family and watching the way that intersects with the characters life is terrific。 really enjoyed。 funny。 smart。 wonderful。 lockwood's really the only author i've ever read who seems to have a pulse on the internet and what it feels like to be alive and online right now。 her writing is hysterical - truly remarkably funny。 the turn in the second half of the novel is nuanced， sad， and powerful。 the complexities of living in a conservative family and watching the way that intersects with the characters life is terrific。 really enjoyed。 。。。more

Rocío Rivera ，

Creo que este tipo de novelas autoficcional， nada experimental pero vendida como tal， no ha llegado a conquistarme。 Escrito a modo de tweets y posts， sientes como a través de inconexos momentos recreas la vida de la protagonista， y hay una unidad en cuanto a la historia de esa familia desestructurada， como la gran mayoría pienso yo。 Cada post por separado no dicen nada， en conjunto te permite conocer más， lo suficiente para seguir leyendo pero no para no parar de leer。 Internet way of life。

Kip Gire ，

This book is really a couple of smaller books bound together by Lockwood's poetic small verses。 The two main themes are her thoughts on being bound to the life that lives almost solely on the internet and her experience when her niece is born with a one in a billion physically mentally arresting condition。 There are some challenging pieces， some hilarity。。。 and as usual， Lockwood mostly leaves it up to decide where she lands on it in the end。 Clever， not for everyone。Understand， Lockwood is a po This book is really a couple of smaller books bound together by Lockwood's poetic small verses。 The two main themes are her thoughts on being bound to the life that lives almost solely on the internet and her experience when her niece is born with a one in a billion physically mentally arresting condition。 There are some challenging pieces， some hilarity。。。 and as usual， Lockwood mostly leaves it up to decide where she lands on it in the end。 Clever， not for everyone。Understand， Lockwood is a poet and her verses/books read like that。 Her word choices and the places her brain sit aren't common and that's pretty wonderful。 。。。more

Cj ，

crying crying crying crying crying crying cryingcan a dog be twins？

Liz Farrow ，

Part 1:I got lost in the portal with her。 I couldn’t stop scrolling—I mean， reading。 I felt seen and scolded， and laughed out loud often at the tangle of the absurd and the real。 Part 2: A gut-wrenching disruption。 I really loved this book。 The shift in Part 2 is heart-breaking， and for me， a call to look up and beyond our online worlds。

Jessica ，

Wish I was able to read this rather than listen to the audible version。 I feel like I got lost in the language in the audio retelling， and found myself daydreaming rather than listening。 I still feel like I would really enjoy this， just need to read visually to absorb its content。

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=No One Is Talking about This&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,No One Is Talking about This&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0