![]() ![]() He doesn’t have that one person to text. It’s that stark loneliness that’s amplified by him being exposed to the life in our feeds. It’s interesting for me to write, because he’s trying so bad to be a part of things. ![]() “In the book, Joe uses social media in an antisocial way, but he is also using it to look for happiness and love. “None of us are our best social selves right now, and in that way social media is so prescient and maybe deceptive,” she says. While Joe is continually struggling with a larger sense of belonging, Kepnes says her new novel will be especially resonant in a pandemic-stricken world. Caroline Kepnes just became my new favorite writer. When you’re with Joe Goldberg, you know that eventually something is going to send him off the deep end. Being inside of his mind, in a way, helps you map your own - what we say and don’t say, who we are and pretend to be.” Caroline Kepnes is my latest obsession.' - Mary Kubica The next Gone Girl is a title that’s been tossed around considerably in literary circles, but Kepnes’ sophomore effort is worthy of the comparison. When you’re in ’7th Heaven,’ you know that no one is going to swear. “I love when something is so well defined in its own special way. ![]()
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