Sep 22

Sep 22 Rejection

About the book

Author: Tony Tulathimutte
Publisher: William Morrow

More info:
The StoryGraph | Goodreads
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My Review

I asked the National Book Award judges to give us weird and original short stories on the longlist, and let me tell you — they really said YOU GOT IT, GIRL with this collection.

Rejection is deeply uncomfortable and cringey but also refreshing and funny and smart. You have to be willing to get dark and look at the worst our online society has to offer, but you are rewarded with guffaws and things that make you think. It’s just plain excellent satire (and I’m picky). I know the ending wasn’t for everyone, but I like when things get meta and so I was into it.

This isn’t a book I’ll be able to recommend to just anyone, but if you’re the kind of person who follows the National Book Award, I think it’s safe to say there’s a good chance you’ll like (“like”) this book as much as I did.