Hello Reading Friends! If you haven’t yet, go read “Suicide, Watch” and then come back here to tell me what you thought. I really liked this story and the way it engages with social media and performance. You can also chat about any other stories we’ve read so far. Feel free to comment on other people’s comments!
I appreciated the highlighting the pitfalls of social media. The story left me wondering whether or not she would do it and sad when she did. I am not sure why I was surprised, but I was. Excellent piece.
I really loved the way social media and likes paced the story and built it to an end. I was surprised by the ending -- I didn't know where we were going and it took a turn I wasn't expecting (despite the entire piece being about suicide). The author did an excellent job of bringing the reader into the question and ambivalence of whether or not it would happen. A great piece.
I really enjoyed reading this! I laughed out loud at several moments and it definitely made me feel slightly embarrassed about my own use of social media. I liked the character of Jilly-she definitely rang true for me. The literary allusions added another level and I was so pleased to see the Tom and Huck reference as that episode had stayed with me for decades. I was sad about the cat (couldn’t he have escaped?) but I loved the ending. A lot of fun. Thank you for suggesting it.
I like this piece as a social commentary on our collective narcissism spurred on by social media. Thanks for sharing!
I appreciated the highlighting the pitfalls of social media. The story left me wondering whether or not she would do it and sad when she did. I am not sure why I was surprised, but I was. Excellent piece.
I really loved the way social media and likes paced the story and built it to an end. I was surprised by the ending -- I didn't know where we were going and it took a turn I wasn't expecting (despite the entire piece being about suicide). The author did an excellent job of bringing the reader into the question and ambivalence of whether or not it would happen. A great piece.
This one is brilliant. Felt way too familiar in places (I stopped reading to check my Twitter notifications). I physically recoiled at the ending!!
I really enjoyed reading this! I laughed out loud at several moments and it definitely made me feel slightly embarrassed about my own use of social media. I liked the character of Jilly-she definitely rang true for me. The literary allusions added another level and I was so pleased to see the Tom and Huck reference as that episode had stayed with me for decades. I was sad about the cat (couldn’t he have escaped?) but I loved the ending. A lot of fun. Thank you for suggesting it.