"Veronica, commonly known as Very LeFreak, is a college freshman with an addiction to her iPhone. And her computer, iPod, and any other electronic gadget within reach. She also loves to party and just have fun, always landing everyone she knows into trouble right alongside her. When her online mystery man disappears on her, she unintentionally begins hurting her friends' feelings, so they take her problems into their own hands."
"Jennifer, who to Very is Lavania, along with Bryan, her ex-boyfriend, attempt to confiscate all of her electronic toys. Well, Very loses it. So they send her to a rebab camp, aptly called ESCAPE, for technology-addicted people. For 28 days, Very must wash dishes (!), sew elves (?!!), and hand wash her own clothes (?!!!) 28 days. UNPLUGGED."
" Just as she's getting used to ESCAPE, who but her very own online mystery man shows up, with an escape plan ready. Now Very must make a huge decision. Stay at Escape for herself and her friends, or escape ESCAPE. Is true escape possible? Who is this mystery man? Read the book, and find out!" --Amy R.
Librarian's note: Great review, Amy. Here's an entertaining booktrailer for Very LeFreak. My favorite quote: "You have the power to turn off the power." I could see this being made into a movie, couldn't you?
P.S. Ahem... Back again. Librarian's Post-Script Footnote: Here is Rachel Cohn herself, explaining her own technology addiction and dependency (her iPod is practically one of her limbs, she claims). Also, find out how you can win a piece of technology! (Oh no...)
Has anyone done a technology "detox" before? How did it go? Was it hard? For the past year, once I get home from work, 95 % of the time I don't watch TV or go on the Internet. What do I do instead? Paint, draw, read, garden, bike, meet up with friends, and in the winter, hibernate...like a bear. (Yes, I said BEAR!) We'd love to hear your thoughts!
--Megan
5 COMMENTS!:
Great review. I manage to go whole weekends without logging onto a computer. I don't really use the cell much either and no internet on it. I think I'm pretty good as far as keeping technology in perspective.
Fantastic review, Megan. It can be very scary once you think about how much we, our friends, and society relies on technology. What would happen if somehow it all just stopped? Would we be able to rebuild after that? I do not having a working computer but my cell has internet and I admit that if I leave the house w/o it I panic; I wonder what people did 20 years ago? There's something to be said about technology, like a techo-pathic society...we all need that hum of the hive.
Technology detox: what an interesting and intriguing idea! I don't have the internet at home, so my weekends tend to be cyber-free...but I am guilty of texting and watching TV. I could give those up if I had to...but...spoiled 21st century girl that I am, I'm just not brave enough to face life without a washer, dryer, and dishwasher! It's amazing how technology infiltrates our lives, and how quickly we become dependent upon it. For another look at Life Without Gadgets and Gizmos, see "Little Blog on the Prairie" by Cathleen Davitt Bell.
Oh, I do have Internet access via my phone, so I do go online at home, after all. I forgot about that! Reading on the tiny screen makes me squint, though.
I'm guilty of one of my personal pet peeves: typos. Just corrected one I found in the blog post. Argh! I misspelt a word. I hope that's how you spell misspelt. It looks funny.
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