It is always good to not take yourself too seriously, and this book does such a good job of finding the humor in life as you try to find your way in it.

i was drawn to this book because i find myself similar to elinor (on paper): a young twentysomething who works in journalism/media and love stories about people post-grad trying to figure it all out. unfortunately there's so many books on this type of subject, and i'm afraid to say it didn't necessarily leave a mark. cute read though!

This book fell a little flat for me. The narration was a bit confusing, and there was nothing that really stood out about this story. I liked the social media aspect, I think the field of interest of the characters were relevant to the times, but i wasn't sold on the characters. Usually I do enjoy unlikeable, unhappy characters, but this one just wasn't it for me.

This book was a DNF for me. I tried reading this multiple times since I received it (in 2018!!!) and it's just not one I want to go back to or get far into.

I really couldn't get into this one. The characters were so bad, and the story wasn't interesting at all. I went in with low expectations, and it didn't meet them.

Entertaining novel about how our society communicates as well as learn information or be convinced of information. It always makes me think...technology- friend or foe? A great read. Thank you for the opportunity to read it.

This one is more aimed at teenagers with lower expectations. The story just did not interest me and none of the characters were likeable or experienced any character development.

Harrington (whose debut was the lauded Penelope) agains channels the voice of a generation of groping college graduates. New media indeed.

If you like to read OMG and LOL and HAHAHA as your type of dialogue then this book is for you. If you are above the age of 20, the PASS

Unfortunately, the characters in Sociable are unlikeable in a not fun way. While I think there was something here, I couldn't tell if I was reading satire that wasn't quite working or if I was supposed to be taking it at all seriously. She doesn't make much of a point. Plus, some of the things that I felt the writer was trying to make fun of irked me. I did finish the book but was surprised that it didn't have much of an ending. I would have felt the same closure if I'd stopped at any random point in the book.

I was looking forward to reading this book, but I was sadly disappointed. It wasn't what I'd expected, and not a comedy either.

This was cute, brief read, but I felt like it was somewhat dated.
I know that it just came out this year, but because it was so reliant on social media culture, it was difficult to get through and I found myself mostly annoyed at all the characters. (Yes, I understand that sometimes we say things like "hashtag ____" in real life, but it was only really popular for a few weeks and now it just feels cringe-worthy.) This is why it is difficult to write novels that use social media so heavily, it quickly dates the novel. Although the story was somewhat interesting, I was too annoyed at the characters. I would have said it could be because I am too old, but if they just graduated with college degrees than I really am not.
I was also just not a fan of the characters, they felt annoying and shallow and even when they did have breakthroughs, I could not feel for them. But if you're looking for unlikeable characters living their life through social media, this book might be the one for you.

After reading about a quarter of this book I still don't feel a connection to the characters, specially the MC. The plot seems vague and trope-like to me. It's a DNF. :(

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read & review this book. I tried a while back to read, Sociable, but I could not get invested in the story. Recently, I tried again & I the story did not hold my interest this time. This is a DNF for me. Thank you again for the chance to read this title.

This book was a DNF on my shelf. I can't not give this a fair review due to the fact that I did not have the want to finish this book. Maybe this was not the book for me did not enjoy the story line the characters or the writing style.
Not my type of book. Cute cover though.

Elinor is far from the first person in literature to get to New York and not be doing what she thought she'd be doing. It kind of feels like she might think she is, though, and that made me not love this as much as I thought I would.

Though I liked the book, I made the decision at the time I finished not to review it on my site. Maybe in the future I will include it in a book list post or another article.

Good read, just took me a little longer than most. I wasn't completely into it, but the writing was good.

Sociable

Written by: Rebecca Harrington

Released on: 03/27/2018

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Reviewed by: Leanne

Rating: 3 Instagram Shares

Recommended for: People who can’t stop looking at their phones, college graduates who can’t find a job to match their degree, anyone who uses social media.

The way we share information changes fast and it has affected the worlds of publishing and journalism on a massive scale. For Elinor Tomlinson and her boyfriend Mike, graduating with journalism degrees has not worked out as expected but finally, they both have writing jobs, for competing websites.

While Mike dives into long investigative pieces, Elinor is in charge of developing viral content to drive internet traffic to her new employer, Journalism.ly. As her employment and relationship status change, we see Elinor overthink everything and then decide how to deal with the public perception of it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and eventually at Journalism.ly. Elinor’s narcissism is reflected in her online activities but it’s hard to tell if the inundation of social media is the cause or an extension of what was already there.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

Elinor Tomlinson and her boyfriend, Mike, moved to New York a couple of years after graduating from college with their journalism degrees. Since they arrive, Elinor has been working as a nanny. Shortly after Mike gets a job at Memo Points Daily, Elinor gets a job at Journalism.ly. While Mike is writing serious articles, Elinor is coming up with listicles in a job focused on making their articles go viral. Then, Mike breaks up with Elinor, and Elinor is faced with finding a new place to live and the online dating scene.

All I can say is that the people in this book deserved each other. No one truly cared about another person in this book; they all only cared about the attention others paid to them. When the characters talked, they said things like, “Ralph came over last night, and it's like, I don't know, should this guy even be my boyfriend?” and “Ugh. Vom!” I am a millennial, but I do not hear people saying, “LOL” or “OMG OMG OMG” out loud. Most parts of the book were written similarly to how the characters talked, but occasionally, the author would suddenly start writing properly and with big words as if to show that she really is capable of language. A couple of times, the book refers directly to the reader, which really just threw me out of the story since it wasn't a regular thing. The ending seemed completely random, also. I felt like the book could use some better editing.