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Megan Angelo

Followers

“This dark, pitch-perfect novel about our dependence on technology for validation and human connection is as addictive as social media itself.” —People Magazine
Orla Cadden is stuck in a dead-end job, writing clickbait about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Then Orla meets Floss, who has a plan for launching them both into the high-profile lives they dream about. So what if Orla and Floss’s methods are shady—and sometimes people get hurt? Their legions of followers can’t be wrong.
Thirty-five years later, in a closed California village where government-appointed celebrities live every moment of the day on camera, a woman named Marlow dreams of fleeing the corporate sponsors who would do anything to keep her on-screen. Despite her massive popularity—twelve million loyal followers—when Marlow discovers that her whole family history is based on a lie, she summons the courage to run in search of the truth.
Followers traces the paths of Orla, Floss and Marlow as they wind through time toward a cataclysmic event that sends America into upheaval. This darkly funny story reminds us that even if we obsess over famous people we’ll never meet, what we really crave is genuine human connection.
“Terrific writing about terrifying ideas.” —Washington Post
“An engaging confection wrapped around a thoughtful critique.” —USA Today
“Dazzling.” —Time
“Razor-sharp.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Big Brother meets Ingrid Goes West.” —theSkimm
“[An] intelligent page-turner.” —Wall Street Journal
“Dark, witty, astute.” —Slate
“Black Mirror fans are going to love Megan Angelo’s Followers.” —PopSugar
“Engrossing.” —NPR
“Fascinating.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Intricate and brave.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Addictive.” —KirkusReviews (starred review)
416 printed pages
Original publication
2020
Publication year
2020
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Quotes

  • Soliloquios Literarioshas quoted4 years ago
    “I’ve done the math,” Floss said. “I’ve done the actual math. There are eight million people here, and all of them want something as bad as I want what I want, as bad as you want what you want. We’re not all going to get it. It’s just not possible, that all these people could have their dreams come true in the same time, same place. It’s not enough to be talented. It’s not enough to work hard. You need to be disciplined, and you need to be ruthless. You have to do anything, everything, and you need to forget about doing the right thing.”
  • Soliloquios Literarioshas quoted4 years ago
    “9 INSANE Facts About Sage Sterling.” Never ten facts—readers hated the number ten. It was too perfect, too choreographed. Suspect
  • Soliloquios Literarioshas quoted4 years ago
    “We’re just targeting dogs right now,” Hilaria went on. “But I’m also really passionate about cats. So we’re looking to expand into the cat market as well.”

    Orla couldn’t stop herself. “Couldn’t cats just wear the clothes you make now?”

    Hilaria looked at her publicist. “I guess cats could wear the small ones, right?” she said uncertainly. “Like the alpaca cowl-neck?”

    “Cats could wear the small ones,” the publicist confirmed, glaring.

    “And every piece is one hundred percent vegan!” Hilaria shouted.

    “Didn’t you just say something’s alpaca?” Orla said. “An alpaca is an animal. It’s kind of like a llama.”

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