this is my own book.... if i were a more honest woman i'd give it a 4 (rounded down from 4.2)159 s Talia109 1,356

holy shit 61 s nastya ?920 115

"worry" is a novel following two sisters, poppy and jules, who start living together in new york city. jules has a job as an editor that she is not satisfied with, and poppy is somewhat of a freeloader. both of them are obsessed with social media and the internet.

this novel is really just popular social media driven buzz words over and over again. stale trends, stale memes. the relationship between the two sisters and their parents is very interesting and is the highlight of the novel. i enjoyed reading about jewish activism, but i feel more could have been done there.

there essentially is no plot. the ending is rather triggering for no reason, so if you are squeamish around animal abuse, avoid at all costs. it was incessant droning on and on about nothing. there were moments for real introspection, but nothing ever comes to fruition. this novel makes you feel numb and dead. also, big trigger warning for antisemitism.

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.arc-31 s2 comments Mizuki Giffin82 60

The way that this book held me in a trance... I was only 50 pages in when I woke up this morning and now I'm finished and I don't really know how to feel but all I know is I couldn't put it down.arcs favourites13 s1 comment Jaylen86 1,202 Read

“Worry” is a millennial comedy of manners that’s genuinely funny! I appreciate novels that avoid an attempt at timelessness for the sake of literary merit; this one firmly plants itself in 2019 Brooklyn, which works to its advantage. It’s hyper-aware, delving into the mundanity of endless internet scrolling, mining those horrific depths with aplomb and a winking eye.

Centering on two sisters living together for a year, it’s a claustrophobic depiction of adulthood shadowed by the specter of anxiety on every page, largely shaped by the gothic presence of the Internet. It’s a page-turner of jokes, ideas, and witty observations, yet also creeps under your skin. Finally, the ending is tailor made to piss people off and I thought it was brilliant. I need a 2020s Worry sequel immediately. Highly recommend!13 s Anna DornAuthor 4 books221

floridian sisters bickering i loved 12 s makayla153 453

the ending what the fuck…..2024-releases12 s Kenzie 61 47

I hated everything about this especially all the animal abuse


*thank you netgalley for the arc*2024-reads10 s4 comments Brittany152

This is a terrible book that will make you feel absolutely horrible for no reason. What exactly is this supposed to be?? Remove the Seinfeld comparison from the jacket before publication because that implies that the book is quick and funny, and this couldn’t be further from funny. Seinfeld, or shows It’s Always Sunny, worked because although the characters were essentially bad people, they were goofy and animated and able. This book doesn’t even come close. It’s clear that that’s what the author is going for, but it falls very flat.
Poppy and Jules are sisters. Poppy does nothing but whine and scream complaints. Jules has no direction OR personality and bursts into tears for no reason. One attempted suicide, one had a bad breakup, but none of that matters to the plot AT ALL. Poppy can hardly take care of herself and has constant allergy flares. Jules browses insane mommy blogs for recreation. Has anyone coined the term “manic pixie pick me girl” yet? No? I’ll do it then. Major “not other girls” and one upper energy. They also have a contentious relationship with their snake oil selling, doomsday prepping mother who openly hates them both. AND THERE IS NO PLOT. Nothing happens. Nothing. It’s infuriating and horrendous and I’m mad having read it.
I’ve never read a book where not a single character was remotely able, but here we have it folks. These are some of the worst characters I’ve ever read. The author clearly tries so hard to play it off they’re quirky and funny, but it is pretty cringe. They are COMPLETELY one dimensional. It’s a major failure on the authors part to tell us everything that we could ever need to know about them. There is no shock when they fail, because it’s so them. When she shows us what’s supposed to be a moment of clarity or growth, she’s teaching us something we already know. Is the ending supposed to prove that Poppy really CAN’T take care of anyone else, because we already knew that she was doomed to fail.
This is the a book of only the bad parts of sisterhood - no good, no friendship, no camaraderie. They hate each other and have petty fights that last for days. I’ve never met siblings who behave they do in real life so I am absolutely confused by all the that say otherwise. There was little effort to make Poppy a sympathetic character beyond simply stating that she is mentally ill, or to make Jules relatable other than she is a woman who hates her job and doesn’t have a boyfriend - so???
This is also one big doom scroll - so much of this book is a character hate-scrolling prepper mommies and flat earthers but if that stresses you out, skip the book. An ENORMOUS amount of this book is just text from conspiracy theorists that she’s scrolling through, and it is supposed to be a commentary on blogger culture, but it’s just soooo much. It’s not funny. She shoves all of the worst parts of American politics in our face it’s funny to watch, and that is really irresponsible and gross. I found it so bad that if I knew, I’d have avoided the book altogether.
And the ending comes out of NOWHERE and is possibly the worst ending to any book I’ve ever read. It was horrifying violence and animal abuse for shock value and had nothing to do with the entire rest of the book.
SKIP SKIP SKIP.10 s3 comments emma charlton185 411

This is exactly what I’m looking for every time I open a book.books-i-own favorites publisher ...more7 s Maddie Grimes36 7

a quirky and honest depiction of two adult sisters living together in new york city. for fans of Halle Butler and Elif Batuman, if you love slice of life and “no plot just vibes” reads, add this one to your list. this book is at its best with its dialogue. you will see yourself in both of these main characters as they fluctuate between being vulnerable and caring for each other and then switching to subtle insults and manipulative power plays. scriber7 s Audrey606 36

I've had a couple five star reads this year, but I have been searching desperately for a FIVE star five star, you know?
This was it. Oh my goodness.
This book won't be for everyone, especially those who use reading as escape from the day-to-day life. This book is HYPER real, committing to the bit so hard that I'm not sure it will make any sense in 2-5 years (my favorite!!!). If you're sick of scrolling through your phone and would to look over the shoulder of someone scrolling through THEIR phone, this is for you.
Also for you if...
-The Ned Fulmer scandal forced you to admit to your friends that you never really got over your YouTube phase,
-You're worried you might be self-centered and then worry that thinking so much about whether or not you're self-centered means you definitely are,
-You real-life stories that painfully remind you that real-life stories don't often have much of a narrative arc,
-You have a list of dog names on your phone,
-You have a list of every girl from your high school that joined an MLM on your phone,
-You're the frenzied little sister or the frazzled older sister or the only child that needs whatever the opposite of FOMO is
Anyway. More of this. But not too much more, idk if I can handle it.2024 absolute-favs arc6 s Letitia | Bookshelfbyla161 89

the definition of no plot just vibes!!

enjoyed the sister dynamic and the dysfunctional family, the mother made me laugh so much!!!!

the chronically online aspects were good and the living in New York as a young person was spot on.

the ending however, was not what I was expecting and it kinda traumatic Imao I am not even an animal person but I was Jesus Christ what is happening here…

I honestly don't have much to say but I'm glad I read and this book is one of my favorite covers ever

I am hit or miss with the cool girl lit genre - this was almost a hit for me !!almost...2024-anticipated-reads arcs-gifted sisters6 s Dakota Bossard106 333

4.5 - I loved this book. I read it in a frenzy and I regret it, but I couldn’t help it. It’s a fast paced story with a ton of (outrageous!) dialogue, and suddenly it was over. I cackled often and simultaneously felt an overwhelming amount of anxiety and secondhand embarrassment. The writing is funny and extremely current. And somehow, despite all of the horrible fights and bad behavior, this book made me wish for a sister.6 s2 comments meghan67 8

i’m feeling rather ambivalent about this. i enjoyed reading it for sure but most the time i felt an intruder to jule’s and poppy’s life i wasn’t supposed to bare witness to any of it especially jules private thoughts. i thought both of them were fully realized people and i think that’s partly where that feeling comes from. characters in other books feel just that — characters. but jules and poppy are soooo authentic. the ruthlessness, the grotesque. the repulsion. of having a sibling and being a sibling. i dunno i don’t have any fully fledged thoughts rn. it’s a character driven, slice of life kinda book. no plot. mommy issues!!! stream of consciousness sort of. not much character development (if any) but maybe that’s the point. how much do we really change in a year? how much can a person change if u already are who ur gonna always be? also that ending was brutal and i’m trying to justify it and determine the metaphor???? but i can’t??? is it just shock value? maybe we all just exist, miserably, even if we think we don’t. a lot of things did come full circle for me tho in that last chapter and clearly tanner was diligently planting seeds throughout the book which i appreciated very much.

anyways thank u netgalley and scribner for the arc in exchange for an honest review
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