Bibliograph

Rubik, Elizabeth Tan

Type

Label

Rubik, Elizabeth Tan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Rubik

Oclc number

1003842552

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Tan

Summary

The dead aren't really gone, they persist as phone numbers, social media accounts, newsletter recipients, and as members of fan-fiction forums. Digital ghosts move and connect us: we feel we know people we have only seen online just as corporations masquerade as familiar friends. In Rubik , darkly comedic interconnected stories follow Elena Rubik, her best friend Jules Valentine, and wannabe investigative reporter April Kuan, as a viral marketing scheme's motivations become cause for concern. There are the adventures of a model turned visual artist, a voice actor primarily used for tech support, enigmatic schoolchildren, clever anime characters, and more. Deftly blending the real and imagined with biting social satire, Elizabeth Tan explores the lives of her diverse group of characters with deep empathy and insight into our contemporary world

Target audience

adult

Classification