Anon Pls.: A Novel

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But I think if the book was written better, then the book would have made it a lot more obvious who the person is behind the app. You just wonder how in the world she has a job and how in the world did she even get to the level that she was at. When she drunkenly restarts her old Instagram as a source of celebrity gossip, it gains more traction – and problems – than she ever imagined.

The only characteristics I can think of to give Cricket, the protagonist, is that she's a doormat and selfish. I was surprised to learn that Ollie is based on a real person and am dying to know who Sasha is inspired by. Observer praised the book for capturing "how celebrity gossip culture has been completely democratized by armchair commentators" and commented that the reflections throughout on the nature of internet anonymity were surprisingly thoughtful. The worst thing that happens to her is that she gets found out but’s not a big deal because she’s not famous (which we’ve seen in real life. If I can enjoy the fast paced celeb gossip, just imagine what fans of the account will say when reading this book.

While I would classify the book as fluff (I don't think the author would be offended, since it seems that was the intention), however, I didn't find it particularly entertaining. I've been a pretty avid follower for most of the time the account has been active, and it's really enlightening in terms of how you view celebrity, and the things that people share in their encounters with celebrities (a couple of examples, Leonardo DiCaprio will now forever be "Headphones Dino Bones" to me, and I will always insert "safe sex" into the middle of John Mayer's name).

Anon Pls,” which was written by DeuxMoi with Jessica Goodman, was published in November 2022 by William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins. The novel is a work of autofiction and a retelling of the real-life DeuxMoi Instagram account, which publishes celebrity gossip.Plus, there's a steamy new love interest who she meets through her online persona--except she has no idea if she can truly trust his motives. Apparently, I've been living under a rock, because I had never head or Deuxmoi before I saw this book recommended on Grace Atwood's blog. I genuinely cannot believe that I, after an extremely long reading slump, picked up a book about a GOSSIP INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT and thought it would be entertaining literature.