The book is a cynical and unforgiving take on what is an utterly depressing future and I found myself laughing out loud quite a bit at the absurdity and truth of it all. Gary Shteyngart (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Few of the reviews here refer to Shteyngart's other novels, and perhaps that's telling. Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, creates a compelling reality in this tale about an illiterate America in the not-too-distant future. Not my usual read. However, Super Sad True Love Story is also, as its title suggests, a satire with heart and emotion. $14.95 a month after 30 days. A credible and chilling contemporary dystopia, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2017. Read this, it will change the way you look at social media (especially the 'story' function of Snap, Insta and FB), how you perceive privacy, and what you're willing to put on the internet. Kindle eBooks can be read on any device with the free Kindle app. This interview was originally broadcast on Aug. 2, 2010. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2014. The main protagonist Lenny works for a company that is trying to convince high net work individuals to invest in their company that has unproven means of human immortality. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. It's like if you took A Brave New World or 1984 and combined it with Idiocracy, heavy on the Idiocracy. It's a world where everyone is rated on the most personal of levels, glued to their devices, and privacy is a relic of the past. Beautifully written. A perfect book and one I rave about to everyone! Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Super Sad True Love Story. £7.09. Everyone is attached/addicted to their mobile devices, which automatically displays to everyone your credit score and "fuckability" rating. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2012. ... New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 2010), and Amazon's Best Books of the Month in August 2010. The story was a real chore to get through, and although there were some interesting ideas about our future technology and how it is affecting our social, culture and communication skills. *Starred Review* Credit Poles display your financial worth as you hurry by, clutching your äppärät, a diabolical gadget that monitors your biochemistry while streaming torrents of acronym-infested babble and rating the sex appeal of everyone in sight. One target of Shteyngart’s satire is the value placed on youthfulness. Unfortunately this was all drowned out by the self-indulgent characters. Reading much less owning books is socially looked down on. Hello, Sign in. A dark, funny satire set in a future chillingly similar to the present, where technology rules. Alternating between Lenny's diary entries and Eunice's text messages, the novel breathes the miasmic theme of death, death of the individual and death of a nation. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I was very disappointed in this book, as I believe the author is very accomplished. This is one of those books where I can truly say I've never read anything like it. Please try your request again later. The son of a Russian immigrant falls in love with a young woman via social media in a dystopian New York dominated by media and commercialism. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad in 1972 and came to the United States seven years later. Super Sad True Love Story - Kindle edition by Shteyngart, Gary. A dark, funny satire set in a future chillingly similar to the present, where technology rules. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It's hard to laugh, or to be induced to laugh, at anything that isn't totally off the wall. I can't walk past someone texting and walking without thinking of think book and the implications of allowing technology to rule your life. Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel Kindle Edition by Gary Shteyngart (Author) › Visit Amazon's Gary Shteyngart Page. Writer Gary Shteyngart discusses his book "Super Sad True Love Story" with Erika Choung at Google's New York, NY office. 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