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No One Is Talking About This

Book • 2021
The novel is divided into two parts.

The first part captures the life of an unnamed protagonist who is a social media star, interacting with 'the portal' (the internet) and navigating its vapid, addictive culture.

This section is characterized by brief, tweet-length increments and a modernist, poetic style.

The second part shifts to a deeply personal and emotional story about the protagonist's sister's baby born with Proteus syndrome, mirroring real-life events involving Lockwood's niece.

The book explores concepts of grief, love, and the stark contrast between online life and real-life tragedies.

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Susanna Clarke
as a book she is currently reading, describing it as 'fabulous and astonishing'.
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Thomas Jones
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Patricia Lockwood
's novel.
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Jamieson Webster
in relation to the psychoanalytic imperative of 'say everything' and the inability to speak.
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Anne Helen Petersen
as a book that evokes the experience of being extremely online in a raw and real way.
Patricia Lockwood's big, beautiful internet brain

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