The Subtweet
Ratings10
Average rating3.7
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Ratings10
Average rating3.7
Celebrated multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya’s second novel is a no-holds-barred examination of the music industry, social media, and making art in the modern era, shining a light on the promise and peril of being seen.
Indie musician Neela Devaki has built a career writing the songs she wants to hear but nobody else is singing. When one of Neela’s songs is covered by internet artist RUK-MINI and becomes a viral sensation, the two musicians meet and a transformative friendship begins. But before long, the systemic pressures that pit women against one another begin to bear down on Neela and RUK-MINI, stirring up self-doubt and jealousy. With a single tweet, their friendship implodes, a career is destroyed, and the two women find themselves at the centre of an internet firestorm.
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I AM SAD
the writing is pretty much all i struggled with in the book but having listened to the audiobook it had a huge effect on my enjoyment. i appreciated a lot of the discussions this book touched on, such as POC artists creating work in a world of white supremacy, but unfortunately... i found myself thinking thinking “no this is too much” with the inner dialogues too often. had i read a physical/e-copy it might've been a 3 star. oh well...
