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User Review - msf59 - LibraryThing

“If we can't take care of each other now, when the world is going to shit, how are we ever going to make it?” Lenny Abramov is on the brink of turning 40. He works for a company that is attempting to ... Read full review

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User Review - AngelaLam - LibraryThing

If you enjoyed Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451, you'll enjoy Super Sad True Love Story. This post modern America in which smartphone addicted people are classified by their credit scores and ... Read full review

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User Review - usuallee - LibraryThing

Would've made a good short story or novella. There is no plot whatsoever. It is well written and insightful to a point, and the satire made me laugh out loud a few times (The analysis of the lyrics to ... Read full review

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User Review - Narshkite - LibraryThing

I usually write reviews soon after I finish a book. Sometimes within moments, sometimes the next day, but always soon after. I do that in part because as I age my memory continues to deteriorate, and ... Read full review

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User Review - wishanem - LibraryThing

Slightly sad fictional diary entries from a neurotic 39 year old and his sometime girlfriend in a near-future dystopia. I never liked any of the characters, which kept me from becoming very invested ... Read full review

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User Review - nancyjean19 - LibraryThing

Set in a predictable but sometimes clever dystopia, I found this book at times tedious and at other times engaging. The silly framing device that closes the book, in which the book reviews itself ... Read full review

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User Review - pmtracy - LibraryThing

The love story takes place in a believable, near-future. Lenny, an older gentleman by the book’s standard at 39, falls deeply in love with young Eunice—who isn’t interested. She later decides to “try ... Read full review

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User Review - steller0707 - LibraryThing

A brilliant, funny satire set in the NYC of the future not too distant future. The US is governed by a Bipartisan committee that has instituted the American Restoration Authority. Our hero Lenny ... Read full review

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User Review - Firewild - LibraryThing

I really liked this book despite the unlikability of the main characters (or maybe because of it). It's neat to get into someone's head, especially if it's a head you've never been in. I wouldn't say ... Read full review