Life today involves physical interactions that are punctuated with extensive internet use. The norm of meeting people physically and forming relationships has been replaced by the internet as the meeting point. This has given rise to the genre of the
fictional relationship novel set on the internet. Here are some of the amazing titles that embrace and expound on this idea.
Juliet, Naked is the story of Annie and Duncan. Duncan has a favorite musician called Tucker Crowe, on whose music Annie writes a negative review. This becomes the beginning of trouble in their relationship which eventually leads to breakup. Through the review, a conversation begins between Crowe and Annie. It ends up in a blissful marriage.
Rainbow Rowell made his entry into writing through Attachments. The story features Lincoln, an employee tasked with ensuring that company policy is followed when emailing. Instead of reporting an conversation she encounters in the course of filtering, the decides to follow it up. It is an interesting view of life and relationships via email.
Melanie Gideon is the hand behind Wife 22. The main character is a middle aged mother and wife living a disgruntled life. She receives an invitation to participate in an online survey about marriage. Her identification title is Wife 22. A lot of time is spent thinking about the best answers to questions sent by researcher 101. The questions and answers change her life as she has a revelation she would never have had.
Super Sad True Love Story acts as a futurist view of a world where people will only be communicating through aparats. These are hand held devices that have caused people to not even speak to each other or read books. The apparatus rate people on such grounds as attractiveness, financial status, etc. Eunice and Lennie have a one night stand over a platform called Global Teen. However, the description given by Eunice to her friend about the experience is totally different.
Tao Lin creates the story of a boyfriend and girlfriend whose relationship takes place on Google Chat. The novel is entitled Richard Yate. It is a commentary on how online relationships are lacking in emotion and eventually affecting eventual communication. It has received polemic and hilarious reviews that are sometimes longer than the book.
Eloves Me, Eloves Me Not is the debut novel of L. A. Johanneson writing career. This is a tale of a woman in her late thirties with everything she ever wanted in life apart from a loving person to come home to. Kayte has tried the conventional dating and failed terribly. She is advised by a friend to try online dating. The journey is very interesting.
Financial Lives of the Poet is authored by Jesse Walter. It captures the life of Matt, originally a reporter who has quit his job to start a blog. This leaves him in financial ruins. The wife is an Ebay shopping fanatic with a lot of useless deliveries in the garage. Matt is tempted to check her computer since he suspects she has reconnected with an old boyfriend and is about to elope. Matt has the difficult task of salvaging his life and marriage.