I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It

I have no idea who Jess Kimball Leslie is. I got this book on the strength of the title and the cover typography. But after reading it I can safely say, I don't really want to know who is Jess Kimball Leslie. Maybe it's the classic tale of expectations vs. reality, but I thought I'm going to get a bunch of interesting essays about the intersection of technology and personal life. Instead, I got a bunch of not very interesting personal essays about. . . something, I guess? Her voice is mediocre and indistinguishable from any random blogger on any random blog.

Most of the time the focus is way off, there's just too much tangential rambling going on. I lost my interest completely in the middle of the Gawker piece, but I'm stupid so I read on. Good news? It did not get any worse than that. I know, because I kept reading. Don't ask.

(source: netgalley)