
a book
No One is Talking About This
Patricia Lockwood · 2021 · 210 pages
'Patricia Lockwood is the voice of a generation' Namita Gokhale
'A masterpiece' Guardian
'I really admire and love this book' Sally Rooney
'An intellectual and emotional rollercoaster' Daily Mail
'I can't remember the last time I laughed so much reading a book' David Sedaris
'A rare wonder . . . I was left in bits' Douglas Stuart
* WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2022 *
* SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 *
* SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 *
* A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK *
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This is a story about a life lived in two halves.
It's about what happens when real life collides with the increasing absurdity of a world accessed through a screen.
It's about living in world that contains both an abundance of proof that there is goodness, empathy, and justice in the universe, and a deluge of evidence to the contrary.
It's a meditation on love, language and human connection from one of the most original voices of our time.
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'An utterly distinctive mixture of depth, dazzling linguistic richness, anarchic wit and raw emotional candour' Rowan Williams
A 2021 Book of the Year: Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph, Evening Standard, The Times, New Statesman, Red, Observer, Independent, Daily Telegraph
recommended by 5 people
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Ken Jennings
“I loved Patricia Lockwood's novel! It's really two books in one and the first one is the smartest thing about social media I've ever read and the second one is even better.”↗

Waleed Shahid
“My favorite books I read in 2022: Immortal King Rao by @vauhinivara No One Is Talking About This by @TriciaLockwood Everything I Never Told You by @pronounced_ing All This Could Be Different by @smathewss Sea of Tranquility by @EmilyMandel”↗

Rob Delaney
“I just finished @TriciaLockwood’s newest book. I love it with my heart & normal people are also loving it & nominating it for awards. Now you read it:”↗

