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Reward System
Reward System: Stories | Jem Calder
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Reward System is an exhilarating and beautiful book by an extraordinarily gifted writer. Reading these stories, I found myself thinking newly and differently about contemporary life. Sally Rooney, author of Beautiful World, Where Are You Julia has landed a fresh startat a pan-European restaurant. Imagine that, says her mother. Im imagining. Nick is flirting with sobriety and nobody else. Did you know adults his age are now more likely to live with their parents than with a romantic partner? Life should have started to take shape by nowbut instead were trying on new versions of ourselves, swiping left and right, searching for a convincing answer to that question: What do you do? Jem Calders Reward System is a set of ultra-contemporary and electrifyingly fresh fictions about work, relationships, and the strange loop of technology and the self. They are about a generation on the cusp: the story of two people enmeshed in Zooms and lockdowns, loneliness and love, devices and desires. Hyperaware but also deeply confused about who they are, Julia and Nick reveal the way we live now in a startling new light.
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This was a great LINKED @Cinfhen 😉 short story collection. The opening novella follows Julia, a sous chef in London who becomes romantically involved with her boss and loses touch with her uni friends. But later stories follow others in the group, particularly Nick, Julia‘s ex, who is having trouble launching his life. However, one of my favorite stories indirectly involves these characters and focuses on what your Tinder algorithm says about you

JamieArc Looks like a great option for the short story prompt for #Booked2023. Stacking! 2y
Cinfhen Nice call @JamieArc !!!!! Great idea!!! And I definitely LOVE interconnected stories 💕💕 2y
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BarbaraBB I‘ve been eyeing this one as well. Great review! 2y
squirrelbrain Great review! And, when you really like a book, I always dash off to check if it‘s available…luckily I had found this one on Scribd as an audio book. I may save it for that prompt too @JamieArc 2y
sarahbarnes Great review! I‘ve been very curious about this one. 2y
Megabooks @JamieArc yes! Great choice for that! 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I think you‘d enjoy this, especially if it makes the shortlist! 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thank you! 💜 I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. 2y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain yes! It‘s great when you can find a book already included! I hope you enjoy it if you read it. @Cinfhen may be on American scribd too. 2y
Megabooks @sarahbarnes thanks! I enjoyed it. 👍🏻👍🏻 2y
Cinfhen Im just saying @BarbaraBB some book fairy might be bringing you this book xxx 🫶🏼 2y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen That is wonderful!! Thank you! Have you arrived safely? 😘 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen what @BarbaraBB said?? Are you in FL? And I hope you enjoy this B! 2y
Cinfhen Im here!! You‘re gift arrived @Megabooks but I haven‘t unwrapped it yet. I‘ve been so busy with family obligations, I haven‘t had a chance to post anything @BarbaraBB hopefully tomorrow 💗 (edited) 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen so glad you arrived safely!! Open your gift whenever you have time. I hope you enjoy it!! 2y
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This book sounds incredible, can‘t wait to read it