My First Book

Exploring Identity in the Digital Age

Honor Levy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Granta Books

Published:23rd May '24

Should be back in stock very soon

My First Book cover

This compelling exploration highlights the impact of the digital age on identity, showcasing stories that resonate with the experiences of Gen-Z. My First Book offers sharp insights.

In My First Book, Honor Levy delves into the complexities of growing up in a digital world that shapes our identities and experiences. The narratives are both startling and provocative, reflecting the realities of a generation raised on the Internet, where clicks and memes have become integral to self-perception. Through a series of compelling stories, Levy captures the essence of a generation grappling with the weight of online existence, revealing how social media influences personal and communal identities.

Levy’s work resonates particularly with Gen-Z, a cohort seeking to navigate a landscape filled with constant information and often overwhelming expectations. The author draws upon her own experiences, illustrating the disconnect between her generation and that of her parents, who may struggle to comprehend the nuances of a world dominated by digital interactions. Irony serves as a recurring theme in her storytelling, highlighting how humor becomes a coping mechanism in the face of societal pressures and perceived catastrophes.

Ultimately, My First Book is a reflection on the modern human experience, where the lines between reality and online personas blur. It invites readers to consider the implications of living in a world where every action and thought can be shared, scrutinized, and transformed into a meme, shaping not only individual identities but also collective cultural narratives.

Fractal stories from the eschatological present, told in a strange, new, manic, and flarfy voice that I trust and endorse -- Tao Lin
Levy negotiates the great wave of information overload with a deceptively effortless grace... So funny and sharp, the kind of characters you either want to scream at or buy a drink... Beautifully, intoxicatingly written, and somehow so knowing that it comes full circle to a hard-won wisdom and compassion. Exhilarating, and as significant a definition of a cultural era and its disaffected main players as Generation X was in its time -- Luke Kennard
Self-referential, unhinged and ultimately transfixing... Very funny... It's not unlike having a series of internet tabs rapidly opened in your brain * Literary Review *
Levy writes in her own referential language, a lightspeed style that must be post-post-post modern... a true historian of the web * Guardian *
Hyperactive, hyper-ironic and full of "hyper-specific signifiers"... Fun, light-hearted and genuinely new * Sunday Times *
A series of bulletins from the frontier of extreme youth... Dizzying * Financial Times *
Levy's flash fiction tales are manic and essayistic, employing a fragmentary mode...and an Urban Dictionary-esque vernacular to explore topics across gender, cringe, politics; plus the existential chaos consequent of these things combined with our ever-looming, anthroposcenic reality... Provocative and poetic...humorous and enjoyably surreal * AnOther *

ISBN: 9781803510804

Dimensions: 215mm x 138mm x 15mm

Weight: 240g

224 pages