Book description
kmac1987 is sneaking through a fence with a group of strangers to catch a glimpse of new train on the Washington Metro. Kate Berkowitz and a movie star are making jokes online about a fifty-year-old soap opera comic strip. kmac1987 and Kate Berkowitz are the same person, and her job…
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1 author picked The Enthusiast as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book finally offers representation to the weird and wonderful world of internet fandoms. We all know someone who is passionate about a niche interest, and this book focuses on characters who really love trains and comic books.
The protagonist, Kate, works for the Subconscious Agency, an organization that helps drum up enthusiasm for their clients by interacting with super fans on message boards. I especially enjoyed the plot point where the characters track down an internet troll by noticing some breadcrumbs that he left on his Wikipedia page.
Fair warning: This book might inspire some nostalgia for an era…
From Stephen's list on real-life experience of living and working online.
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