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Idol
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While I have a couple of Louise O'Neill titles on my shelf (Only Ever Yours has been waving at me for too long and I WILL pick it up soon) this is my first Adult fiction from the author, and I'm mightily impressed.
Idol tackles influencer culture, the rise and fall of the 'life guru' phenomenon, abuse of power, bullying, sexuality, consent and the Me Too movement, eating disorders, social media and cancel culture, and I'd dare to say narcissism and personality disorders too.
It's not often that I can read a story with a VERY unlikeable main character and still enjoy the story. I caught on early to the true nature of our protagonist, though I don't know if that's down to the writing, or me having spent a few years behind the curtain in YouTube event green rooms. I think it's a timely story in lots of ways, not least of which because of the public fall of a guru or two we've seen in the past couple of years, but also as we navigate this new-ish world of social media and celebrity being so... parasitic to each other?
If Idol were a film I would definitely watch it, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is one day.
(Thanks to NetGalley, Louise O'Neill and the publisher for the advance copy)
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Idol tackles influencer culture, the rise and fall of the 'life guru' phenomenon, abuse of power, bullying, sexuality, consent and the Me Too movement, eating disorders, social media and cancel culture, and I'd dare to say narcissism and personality disorders too.
It's not often that I can read a story with a VERY unlikeable main character and still enjoy the story. I caught on early to the true nature of our protagonist, though I don't know if that's down to the writing, or me having spent a few years behind the curtain in YouTube event green rooms. I think it's a timely story in lots of ways, not least of which because of the public fall of a guru or two we've seen in the past couple of years, but also as we navigate this new-ish world of social media and celebrity being so... parasitic to each other?
If Idol were a film I would definitely watch it, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is one day.
(Thanks to NetGalley, Louise O'Neill and the publisher for the advance copy)
For more reviews and book chat follow me on Instagram
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