Green Dot
Jetzt kaufen
Durch das Verwenden dieser Links unterstützt du READO. Wir erhalten eine Vermittlungsprovision, ohne dass dir zusätzliche Kosten entstehen.
Beschreibung
-Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You
An irresistible and messy love story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises nothing
At twenty-four, Hera is a clump of unmet potential. To her, the future is nothing but an exhausting thought exercise, one depressing hypothetical after another. She's sharp in more ways than one, adrift in her own smug malaise, until her new job moderating the comments section of an online news outlet-a role even more mind-numbing than it sounds-introduces her to Arthur, a middle-aged journalist. Though she's preferred women to men for years now, she soon finds herself falling into an all-consuming affair with him. She is coming apart with want and loving every second of it! Well, except for the tiny hiccup that Arthur has a wife-and that she has no idea Hera exists.
With its daringly specific and intimate voice, Green Dot is a darkly hilarious and deeply felt examination of the joys and indignities of coming into adulthood against the pitfalls of the twenty-first century and the winding, tortuous, and often very funny journey we take in deciding who we are and who we want to be.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Ich mochte das sehr!
Das Buch war eigentlich so gut und doch haben mich Heras Entscheidung so wütend gemacht. Ihr Charakter war sehr relatable und irgendwie konnte man sich gut in sie hinein versetzen, weil wir doch eigentlich alle schon in der Situation waren, in der wir wussten, dass die Entscheidung nicht die beste sein wird und wir sie trotzdem getroffen haben, oder?
Gen Z und die Affäre
Hera, studierte Geisteswissenschaftlerin wohnt noch bei ihren Vater und findet einen 9 to 5 Job nicht erstrebenswert. Als sie dann doch eine Stelle als Moderatorin von Online-Kommentaren annimmt, lernt sie den Journalisten Arthur kennen. Beide beginnen eine Affäre, obwohl Arthur gut 20 Jahre älter ist als Hera und verheiratet. Die Beziehung zerreibt Hera. Sie vernachlässigt ihren Vater und ihre Freundinnen. Arthur macht ihr Versprechungen, die er nicht halten kann. Eine interessante Geschichte, bissig nieder geschrieben und so nachvollziehbar. Am Anfang bin ich etwas schwer reingekommen.
✨Being Delulu is always the Solulu✨
Green Dot by Madeline Gray made me feel seen in the most hilarious, mildly tragic way possible. The plot? Spot on for anyone who's spent a little too much time watching that tiny green dot on their phone, waiting for some sign of life... I mean let's be real here for a sec: It's currently semester break, where my life has basically turned into a waiting room, that dot has basically become the highlight of my day. Is he about to reply? Is he lost in a meeting? Or (the ultimate betrayal) is he just... online, but not texting me back? A fucking rollercoaster. Gray's book hits all those little moments of longing, that modern-day dance where you half-live inside your phone, convincing yourself that a little green dot is basically a love letter. It's funny because it's true: my days nowadays revolve around the ping of a message. But while I am here, hanging out with the dot, I am not spiraling. Just... highly invested. 👉🏼👈🏼 Green Dot nails the delicate balance between humor and a pinch of relatable yearning - like me for his "typing..." to make my day just a little brighter. If you've ever obsessively refreshed a chat, this book is basically your new favorite read. 4.5/5 🟢
Beschreibung
-Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You
An irresistible and messy love story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises nothing
At twenty-four, Hera is a clump of unmet potential. To her, the future is nothing but an exhausting thought exercise, one depressing hypothetical after another. She's sharp in more ways than one, adrift in her own smug malaise, until her new job moderating the comments section of an online news outlet-a role even more mind-numbing than it sounds-introduces her to Arthur, a middle-aged journalist. Though she's preferred women to men for years now, she soon finds herself falling into an all-consuming affair with him. She is coming apart with want and loving every second of it! Well, except for the tiny hiccup that Arthur has a wife-and that she has no idea Hera exists.
With its daringly specific and intimate voice, Green Dot is a darkly hilarious and deeply felt examination of the joys and indignities of coming into adulthood against the pitfalls of the twenty-first century and the winding, tortuous, and often very funny journey we take in deciding who we are and who we want to be.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Ich mochte das sehr!
Das Buch war eigentlich so gut und doch haben mich Heras Entscheidung so wütend gemacht. Ihr Charakter war sehr relatable und irgendwie konnte man sich gut in sie hinein versetzen, weil wir doch eigentlich alle schon in der Situation waren, in der wir wussten, dass die Entscheidung nicht die beste sein wird und wir sie trotzdem getroffen haben, oder?
Gen Z und die Affäre
Hera, studierte Geisteswissenschaftlerin wohnt noch bei ihren Vater und findet einen 9 to 5 Job nicht erstrebenswert. Als sie dann doch eine Stelle als Moderatorin von Online-Kommentaren annimmt, lernt sie den Journalisten Arthur kennen. Beide beginnen eine Affäre, obwohl Arthur gut 20 Jahre älter ist als Hera und verheiratet. Die Beziehung zerreibt Hera. Sie vernachlässigt ihren Vater und ihre Freundinnen. Arthur macht ihr Versprechungen, die er nicht halten kann. Eine interessante Geschichte, bissig nieder geschrieben und so nachvollziehbar. Am Anfang bin ich etwas schwer reingekommen.
✨Being Delulu is always the Solulu✨
Green Dot by Madeline Gray made me feel seen in the most hilarious, mildly tragic way possible. The plot? Spot on for anyone who's spent a little too much time watching that tiny green dot on their phone, waiting for some sign of life... I mean let's be real here for a sec: It's currently semester break, where my life has basically turned into a waiting room, that dot has basically become the highlight of my day. Is he about to reply? Is he lost in a meeting? Or (the ultimate betrayal) is he just... online, but not texting me back? A fucking rollercoaster. Gray's book hits all those little moments of longing, that modern-day dance where you half-live inside your phone, convincing yourself that a little green dot is basically a love letter. It's funny because it's true: my days nowadays revolve around the ping of a message. But while I am here, hanging out with the dot, I am not spiraling. Just... highly invested. 👉🏼👈🏼 Green Dot nails the delicate balance between humor and a pinch of relatable yearning - like me for his "typing..." to make my day just a little brighter. If you've ever obsessively refreshed a chat, this book is basically your new favorite read. 4.5/5 🟢