![]() ![]() ![]() As the protagonist screams, “My whole life is in there!” we feel a sense of grim relatability. Our laptops, phones, tablets and TVs have become the ways we connect to the world, and each other. The digital world began to replace the “real” world at times it still feels that way, now more than ever. Zoom meetings, Skype calls with families, and drinks with friends over Whatsapp video call. ![]() These themes feel especially topical since the corona crisis turned much of our daily lives into a digital simulacrum. More specifically, this novel delves into the questions we ask ourselves about the changing nature of life in the digital age: our overconsumption of information, our obsession with technology and self-branding on social media, and our attempts to connect, while being more isolated than ever. Lockwood’s novel explores themes such as the evasive meaning of life, the mundaneness of the everyday, the coping with loss and grief, and the questions we ask ourselves about our society and norms. A Dadaist bricolage of quotes, queries, and questions about universal themes. The novel reads like a collage of thoughts. Patricia Lockwood’s No One is Talking About This is unique, unconventional, witty, and cynical it captures the zeitgeist of our time. ‘Are we all just going to keep doing this till we die?’ people were asking each other, as other days they asked each other, ‘Are we in hell?’ ![]()
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