I laughed out loud while reading it and have been recommending it ever since.
Read Bottom Up is about the treacherous and
amusing world of modern dating. Two young single New Yorkers, Madeline and
Elliott, meet at a restaurant opening and attempt to date and form a relationship
which is aided and abetted by technology.
What makes this book work is the way that the story is
told: Madeline and Elliot’s
relationship develops in a series of emails and texts sent between them.
Immediately the reader sees how easy it is for each of them to
misinterpret the other’s words, sent flying through cyberspace.
Adding another layer to their communication woes is that Madeline also texts and emails her best friend, Emily, often including portions of Elliot’s communiqués for Emily’s interpretation and analysis. Elliot is texting and emailing his best friend, David, asking him for advice on Madeline’s emails and texts. The reader has to laugh as these emails are played out on the page, every word and punctuation mark worried over for hidden meaning. Then add in the ability for Madeline and Elliot to follow each other’s Twitter feeds, and Facebook posts - there is so much room for error!
Adding another layer to their communication woes is that Madeline also texts and emails her best friend, Emily, often including portions of Elliot’s communiqués for Emily’s interpretation and analysis. Elliot is texting and emailing his best friend, David, asking him for advice on Madeline’s emails and texts. The reader has to laugh as these emails are played out on the page, every word and punctuation mark worried over for hidden meaning. Then add in the ability for Madeline and Elliot to follow each other’s Twitter feeds, and Facebook posts - there is so much room for error!
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