Cassie works at Veda, a high-pressure tech company in Silicon Valley where she endures toxic corporate hierarchies and the skyrocketing cost of living. Beside her floats a black hole that grows larger as her ethical compromises mount. This physical manifestation of depression and anxiety shadows her through office meetings, frantic commutes, and a secret pregnancy. She navigates a landscape of excessive wealth and extreme poverty, balancing the demands of a predatory employer against her deteriorating mental health during a period of wildfires and social unrest.
Readers interested in the intersection of late-stage capitalism and psychological surrealism will find a mirror for the professional burnout often found in the technology sector. It attracts those seeking a literal representation of how corporate surveillance and ethical erosion affect the human psyche. The reader finishes with a stark understanding of the trade-offs required to survive in a profit-driven society and the specific isolation generated by modern achievement culture.
Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
