„This is how you remember it“ by Catherine Prasifka 🪷🫧 This started off so good, but after 1/3 my enjoyment of the book gradually started to dissipate. While this had such interesting aspects of growing up with the internet, the overwhelming possibilities and impact it can have on us growing up I did find it a bit exaggerated and over the top. For the reason of shock value or to show the extent to how intense the influence of social media can be, I don’t know. But especially the ending is what left me feeling very unsatisfied. So overall, some very strong points that made me sit and reevaluate my relationship to online spaces but on the other hand some parts that left me rolling my eyes or annoyed. -
In the Irish Independent today as well! #ThisIsHowYouRememberIt #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious
In print in The Guardian today! #thisishowyourememberit #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious
I only have brilliant things to say about This Is How You Remember It by Catherine Prasifka - a journey through the life of a young woman told through snapshots of her experiences with the internet and technology. This book hasn't been far from my mind since I read it in January and it was such an honour to be asked to speak with Catherine about it at the United Arts Club last night (my first time there and such a lovely, welcoming space). Catherine's thoughtfulness and incisiveness made for a really interesting conversation - she blends humour and pop culture reference with really considered critiques of tech and social media so effortlessly and intelligently - and I could have listened to her all night. I'm jealous of people who will now get to read this book for the first time, and I urge adults of all ages to read this and consider their own relationship with the internet, and that of those in this very particular sub generation who were the first to "grow up online". For me, it's almost unbearably real, from the fondly nostalgic to the horror of recognition, and quite unlike anything I've ever read. You can read my full review in my January 2024 Substack newsletter "Girl Online", which you can read via my bio, and the book is available to buy everywhere now. #thisishowyourememberit #catherineprasifka @prasifcat @canongatebooks #bookstagram #reading #booksbooksbooks #bookreccomendation
Great review of #ThisIsHowYouRememberIt in the Irish Independent 🧡🧡🧡 read it in full online #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #irishwriting
Happy publication day to this gorgeous stack! THIS IS HOW YOU REMEMBER IT – @prasifcat WITH LOVE, GRIEF & FURY & SPRINGFIELD ROAD – @salena.godden BEASTLY – keggiec THE BORGIA PORTRAIT – @david.hewson WHY WOMEN GROW – @alicevincentwrites Get your copies today, link in our bio! A potent and compulsive novel about the dangers of growing up online, THIS IS HOW YOU REMEMBER IT from Catherine Prasifka is at once a cautionary tale, a call to arms and a tender love story. It is about a life lived online, and about finding another way, when it’s all you’ve ever known. WITH LOVE, GRIEF AND FURY is Salena Godden's new collection, full of comfort, vulnerability, rage and inspiration. Like a big sister’s arm around your shoulder, it is important and nourishing for the soul. ‘One of the greatest living British poets’ Nikita Gill Publishing alongside in our Canons is SPRINGFIELD ROAD, A moving and poetic memoir about growing up without a father and a vivid portrait of the seventies. In equal parts powerful, tender and fearless, it shows us where, in a world full of shadows, hope is to be found. BEASTLY by Keggie Carew is an epic 40,000-year history of animals and us. Shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize for Conservation, Beastly invites us to consider our place in the wider world and asks how we can still change our impact on the environment THE BORGIA PORTRAIT is David Hewson's scintillating second Venetian thriller, following retired Archivist Arnold Clover in a search for a lost Lucrezia portrait, which quickly becomes a race through the secret history of Venice, one with potentially deadly consequences... WHY WOMEN GROW collects stories of soil, sisterhood & survival, as Alice Vincent chronicles what draws women to the earth through wise, curious conversations with other gardeners. ‘A thoughtful and beautifully written book’ Guardian #ReadCanongate #ThisisHowYouRememberIt #CatherinePrasifka #WithLoveGriefAndFury #SpringfieldRoad #SalenaGodden #Beastly #KeggieCarew #TheBorgiaPortrait #DavidHewson #WhyWomenGrow #AliceVincent
Thanks to everyone who came to @theunitedartsclub last night to celebrate #ThisIsHowYouRememberIt. Thanks also to @lauraeatsbooks for moderating a great discussion, and @gutterbookshop for supplying the books for the event. This Is How You Remember It is officially out in the world and available where all good books are sold (and some bad ones). #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious
Thank you everyone for coming to the launch of #ThisIsHowYouRememberIt 🧡🧡 Definitely, this will be how I remember it (ha ha, first time I’ve heard that joke). You might spend six or so hours with my book. For me, every book represents a two year (or more) project, from idea to those first few words to finished project. This story has lived me with me for much longer, and it isn’t only my own. I’m so happy it’s finally out in the world now. After writing a book you kind of think that you’ve written enough words and don’t really have to prepare much for something like the launch. As I waited for the room to fill up (and fill up it did) I began to get more nervous, not less. What was I going to say? Family members from all over had come out of the woodwork. People came up to tell me they were such big fans of my first book that they were so excited for this one. (Could this be my life?) A book doesn’t exist without its readers. I am so amazed that apparently mine have found theirs. Hodges Figgis sold out… I don’t know what else to say (don’t worry, they’ll have more copies by this afternoon). Thank you, thank ‘you’ (that’s a joke about the book). #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #irishfiction #fiction #sadgirl
Edinburgh! See you next week. Tickets available on the bookshop website. #catherineprasifka #thisishowyourememberit #noneofthisisserious #tihyri
If you pick up The Sunday Times today you’ll see me! Talking about what it was like to grow up online, how algorithms shape content online, and why reality is different now than even ten years ago. All because corporations have financial incentives to twist the online world. (Amongst other things) #catherineprasifka #thisishowyourememberit #noneofthisisserious #bookstagram #sadgirl #irishfiction
Catch me in The Irish Times this weekend 🧡 #thisishowyourememberit #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #irishfiction
Two terms I’ve decided to coin are ‘guinea pig generation’ and ‘internet event horizon’. Remains to be scene if I have any idea what I’m talking about it. #catherineprasifka #ThisIsHowYouRememberIt #NoneOfThisIsSerious
A great write-up of This Is How You Remember It in The Herald today. If you’re getting tired of me talking about the internet, I’m sorry, but it’s only getting worse from here on out. #thisishowyourememberit #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #irishfiction #sadgirl
Finished copies of #ThisIsHowYouRememberIt have landed! And I have them! In my hands! See you May 2nd 🫡 #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #bookstagram #irishwriting #sadgirl
My event in the United Arts Club! Please come and celebrate the launch of This Is How You Remember It with me! This Is How You Remember It is about growing up online, at a time when you and the internet got to come of age together. You do remember it, don’t you? Why don’t you? Video cameras, flip phones, chat sites, smartphones. One thing leading to the next. It all seems so clear, in recollection. #catherineprasifka #irishwriting #millenialfiction #sadgirlbooks #noneofthisisserious #thisishowyouremember it
my nightstand situation 🪻 I love to have fresh flowers on my nightstand but when there's no fresh flowers available I have a vase of dried roses that takes its place 🌹 my current read always has to be on my nightstand so I can read when I wake up and before I go to bed 📚 as well as my every day worn jewellery and of course, my promise ring 💍 my nightstand is also my bag-filling station with every day items for my purses 👜 just because it's convenient for me ☁️
Hello!! Come and hang out with me in various locations!! Dublin events are drop in, UK events are ticketed and booked through the bookshop websites. Hopefully see you there! #thisishowyourememberit #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #irishwriting #irishfiction
London friends! Come and celebrate my second novel with me and @chloelashby. Two years ago, I had an event in @waterstonesgowerstreet to launch my first novel. It feels like that was a lifetime ago. I’m delighted to be heading back there for #ThisIsHowYouRememberIt. Let’s make it a night to remember! (Unironic) #bookevents #irishfiction #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #sadgirlbooks #londonevents #waterstones
It’s almost time, I can’t believe it. Can you? Please join me for the launch of This Is How You Remember It in @hodgesfiggis. Everyone is welcome. Don’t forget. That would be ironic, wouldn’t it? #catherineprasifka #thisishowyourememberit #noneofthisisserious #irishfiction #irishliterature #bookish #bookevents
Yesterday I had my first public event as the Arts Council/Trinity College Writer Fellow! And it was sold out! 🧡 Thanks everyone for coming. We talked about coming of age online, how the novel responds to social media, and whether subway surfer videos on TikTok count as art. #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #thisishowyourememberit #irishwriter #fiction #literature
It’s time for the 2nd look at upcoming book releases by Irish women! April to June. As usual, I’m including Irish women from the entire island, those who have emigrated or parents did or those born outside Ireland but living here. I’ve included upcoming dates as they currently stand but these are subject to change. April The Lies Beneath by Lucy O’Callaghan 2nd Quickly, While They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson 4th An Almost Truth by Anne Hamilton 8th My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes 11th Sparks of Bright Matter by Leanne O’Donnell 11th Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson 11th Sleep Well by Fiona Brennan 11th The Boy Next Door by Jenny Ireland 11th Gill’s Bakes and Cakes by Gillian Cottell 11th The Last Guest House by Caroline Mitchell 16th Old Romantics by Maggie Armstrong 18th The Amendments by Niamh Mulvey 18th All the Good Things You Deserve by Elaine Feeney 18th Greener by Gráinne Murphy 18th Seaborne by Nula O’Connor 19th Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber 25th May The World’s End by Karen Fitzgibbon 1st When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips 2nd The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes 2nd This is How You Remember by Catherine Prasinka 2nd Openings by Lucy Caldwell 2nd Parcels in the Post by Fiona Neary 3rd Harpy by Caroline Magennis 9th The Honeymoon Affair by Sheila O’Flannagan 9th Reality Check by Vicki Notaro 9th Ravelling by Estelle Birdy 9th Heart and Home by Catherine Carton 9th The Grateful Water by Juliana Adelman 17th Exile by Aimee Walsh 23rd It’s All Too Much by Allison Keating 23rd Somebody Knows by Michelle McDonagh 23rd Hey, Zoey by Sarah Crossan 23rd Something’s About to Blow Up by Sam Blake 23rd The Trial by Jo Spain 25th Mouthing by Orla Mackey 30th June Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara 6th Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar 6th Knock Knock by Michelle Teahan 13th Others Like Me by Nicole Louie 13th Hopefully I’ve not missed any but if I have, comment below please! Q: Are any of these releases on your radar? #2024Releases #BookReleases #IrishAuthors #IrishBookstas #IrishBookstagram #IrishBookstagrammer #MarianKeyes #SineadGleeson #NualaOConnor #SarahCrossan
*insert theme to Reading Rainbow*🎧🩵 It seems like my physical TBR just keeps growing, anyone else have the same problem?📖🙈 #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookish #readmore #romancebooks #romancereads #tbr #romancereaders #bookworm #bookish #bookspiration #bookishrainbow #anahuang #lucyscore #stephaniegarber #peytoncorinne #rochellebilow #lizzieohagan #elissasussman #ashleyposton #catherineprasifka #carleyfortune
REVIEW: NONE OF THIS IS SERIOUS BY CATHERINE PRASIFKA🌃 no quote for this one because i almost dnf’d and skim read the second half because… what? i just didn’t get it! it was trying too hard to be relatable, and got boring very fast. how many times can one read “i checked social media” before it gets too much. very disappointing as i had heard good things and was expecting to love it :(( rating: ⭐️⭐️ / 5
Catherine Prasifka has managed yet again to explore the lives of young people in Ireland as lived in large part through the digital world, a brilliant chronicler of life online yet a one who imbues real heart and emotion in her writing. This Is How You Remember It comes out in May of this year and it will be one of the books everyone is talking about in 2024. The novel captures the early wonder and magic of the internet as experienced through a young child, finding pictures of nice pets and later developing innocent penpal-like relationships with other young people online. This gives way quite quickly to accessing disturbing adult material when she is far too young to understand. This understandably has catastrophic effects on her interpersonal relationships as a teenager through to early adulthood, and the shame and humiliation that she faces at the hands of bullying peers is expedited by their access to devices that can record and broadcast her intimate moments. The use of the second person is really unusual but effective, and I interpreted this as the older character trying to speak to or access a version of herself before her way of seeing the world was so thoroughly warped by her relationship to the internet. It is upsetting at times, but still hopeful, as the use of this older or wiser voice suggests that there is a change or breaking away from this dependency. I think this book will resonate with a lot of people, particularly in the wide millennial (or millennial - older gen z) age bracket, and particularly how the promise of the internet as something that could bring everyone together really became the great isolator, forcing us all into our own individual phone-shaped prisons and not really offering any escape or alternative except for the ones we make ourselves. #thisishowyourememberit #catherineprasifka @canongatebooks #books #reading #readirishwomen #netgalley
Happy Saturday! 🖤 Today, I present my "rot girl winter" book recs! According to Urban Dictionary, rot girl is "where a girl lays in her bed or room for hours on end 'rotting' away with little to no activity." If you add winter to the end of the term, it's the name of a song by Princess XIXI which explores themes of mental health struggles. However, I also like to think of rot girl winter as a way of women reclaiming independence, self-compassion, and relaxation, which they deserve, especially in this economy, along with the existential dread of climate change 🫠 Anyway! Here are some really good books! 🖤 Painting: Nonchaloir (Repose), 1911 by John Singer Sargent Slide 2: ♡ Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason ♡ Luster by Raven Leilani ♡ Temper by Phoebe Walker ♡ Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams ♡ None of this is Serious by Catherine Prasifka Slide 3: ♡ Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi ♡ The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue ♡ The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan ♡ Mr. Salary by Sally Rooney ♡ Death Valley by Melissa Broder Slide 4: ♡ Ghosts by Dolly Alderton ♡ I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel ♡ Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney ♡ Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel ♡ This Unlikely Soil by Andrea Routley #Book #Books #Bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #BookLove #BookLover #BookNerd #BookIsh #MegMason #RavenLeilani #PhoebeWalker #CandiceCartyWilliams #CatherinePrasifka #MaryHKChoi #CarolineODonoghue #NaoiseDolan #SallyRooney #MelissaBroder #DollyAlderton #SheenaPatel #EmilyStJohnMandel #AndreaRoutley
Yesterday was a lot of fun, thanks everyone for coming! I started the day by visiting the Contemporary Female Irish Voices class. I had a great discussion with the students, led by their insightful questions. Honestly, I think about how engaged I was during the first year of my undergrad, and they put me entirely to shame. It’s almost surreal to sit in a class of 20+ people who have all read your book and are asking you academic questions about it. It was also nice to flex my academic literary muscles again! In the evening, I read from #noneofthisisserious and talked about it, in a discussion led by @dilarayilmaz.litcult. Again, I was absolutely shocked (in a good way) at the turn out. In the evening! On a Tuesday! This close to Christmas! There must have been 50 people in the audience. What a way to end the year!! #catherineprasifka #irishstudies #literature #irishliterature
#mariesreads2023 #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #bookstagram #bookinstagram #reading Book 50
Absolutely thrilled to be doing this event!! Looking forward to meeting everyone. Thank you @dilarayilmaz.litcult for organising it 💜 Here is the event description: You are warmly invited to a live reading with Irish author Catherine Prasifka! Catherine will be reading from her debut novel None Of This Is Serious (Canongate 2022), which not only brought her to international attention but also put her on the An Post Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year shortlist in 2022. Set in dystopian Dublin under a cracked sky, the novel tells us the story of Sophie, who - utterly disaffected - deflects herself from her real life misery, that is a crippling climate, late capitalism, unemployment and unaffordable housing, with obsessive doom-scrolling on social media. The novel explores the incompatibility of the real world with the online, the vulnerabilities in yourself and your social networks, and the uncertainty and absurdity of being alive today. The reading will take place at the English Department in room 225 (2nd floor) on Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 6.15p.m. You will have the chance to chat with Catherine, ask her questions about her writing, and have her sign your copy of the book. The event will be in English and free of charge. No prior knowledge required. All welcome! #irishwriting #irishstudies #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious
Det er jo ingen hemmelighed: Jeg har fået en eller anden mærkelig ting med irsk litteratur, men for pokker, hvor skriver de også godt! De sidste mange måneder er jeg dykket ned i irsk litteratur og har gjort mig bekendt med nogle af de store navne lige nu og debutanterne, så min TBR er vokset drastisk. Faktisk så meget at jeg overvejer, om det skal have en hylde for sig selv i reolen. En veninde spurgte mig, hvorfor jeg er så betaget af det, og jeg har ærligt talt svært ved at svare særligt præcist på det. De skriver enormt godt, intelligent, rørende. Meget lidt af det, jeg har læst derfra, har været under gennemsnittet – og jeg kan på stående fod ikke komme i tanke om noget, jeg ikke decideret har kunnet lide. Selv det, jeg har læst med forbehold, har blæst mig omkuld, og en af dem kommer også på listen over årets bedste bøger. Og så har jeg i min litterære rejse desuden fundet ud af, at jeg ikke er den eneste, der er faldet pladask for det irske. Men indtil jeg finder et klart svar, må jeg jo hellere blive ved med at læse de irske og nordirske forfattere – og der er heldigvis rigeligt at vælge imellem! Her er en stak med nogle af dem, jeg glæder mig rigtig meget til at læse i den kommende tid (foruden dem jeg har modtaget som PDF). Noget af det er allerede oversat, noget af det er ved at blive det, og så krydser vi fingre for resten 🤞🏻 #irsklitteratur #læselyst #læseglæde #bøger #litteratur #anneenright #elainefeeney #irismurdoch #audreymagee #louisekennedy #donalryan #lisamcinerney #emiliepine #megannolan #colmtóibín #clairekeegan #catherineprasifka #maggieofarrell @ecfeeney11 @louise.kennedyy @lisatheheretic @emiliepine @mmegannolan @prasifcat @maggieofa @turbine_forlaget @gutkind_forlag
Signed copies of #noneofthisisserious in @shakespeareandcoparis!! It’s never not exciting to walk into a bookshop and see my book there. #catherineprasifka #bookstagram #irishwriting
FYI I like Sally Rooney's books. Plus Catherine Prasifka is her sister-in-law. Books mentioned: 🍁 Promising Young Women by Caroline O'Donoghue 🍁 The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually by Helen Cullen 🍁 Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine 🍁 None of This Is Serious by Catherine Prasifka 🍁 You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here by Frances Macken 🍁 Out of Love by Hazel Hayes 🍁 Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan 🍁 Nothing But Blue Sky by Kathleen MacMahon #bookstagram #books #booksofinstagram #bookrecommendations #fiction #fictionbooks #literature #literaryfiction #litfic #booksofireland #irishfiction #irishbooks #irishwriters #irishstories #sallyrooney #irishauthors #hazelhayes #carolineodonoghue #helencullen #catherineprasifka #francesmacken #kathleenmacmahon
Really lovely event today in @waterstones_brussels. Thanks everyone for coming and for asking such interesting questions. Also to all the staff for setting everything up! #waterstones #book #literature #novel #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #irishwriting
Had the amazing experience today of popping into @kinokuniya_singapore to sign copies of #noneofthisisserious today. It’s hard to believe how far my little book has come. Recently I’ve been thinking about how I wrote the book during the pandemic, how every day was the same, and how it was the only thing that kept me from bouncing off the walls. I get asked a lot how I did it, and truthfully I just don’t know. It’s really hard to connect now to then, and even harder to remember before the pandemic. Planes were grounded, I didn’t leave my 2km/5km/10km bubble for months at a time. Everything was at a standstill, and yet moving incredibly quickly. It felt impossible to ever move past anything. And now I’m signing notis in Singapore. Not every day is good, sometimes I’m plagued by imposter syndrome or annoyed by something I read. But every so often, I get one really good day, and it all feels worth it. #catherineprasifka #literature #books #irishliterature
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🖊️ None of this is serious (Catherine Prasfika) Dublin student life is ending for Sophie and her friends. They’ve got everything figured out, and Sophie feels left behind as they all start to go their separate ways. This book is about the uncertainty and absurdity of being alive today. It’s about balancing the real world with the online, and the vulnerabilities in yourself, your relationships, your body. At its heart, this is a novel about the friendships strong enough to withstand anything. It sounds so promising when reading the synopsis for this book, unfortunately it wasn’t that interesting. It’s at most very relatable, however I didn’t feel very sympathetic for any of the characters. It’s a little too dull for me, maybe trying to mimic how dull life can be although it didn’t quite work. It’s a fast and easy read. Not bad at all, just not as good as you’d hope. One thing I at first thought wouldn’t work at all but totally did was the fact that we never got to read Sophie’s part of the dialogues, it was a nice touch to how she felt and was as a person. Have you read this book? What did you think of it? 💭 . . . . . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booktok #booklife #booksbooksbooks #booklove #readingbooks #booklover #bookworm #books #bookishlove #bookaholic #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #bookreview #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka
NONE OF THIS IS SERIOUS ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Back again with another female Irish author!!! This book gets compared to Sally Rooney's novels a lot and I can understand the comparison up to a certain point, especiall with its emphasis on the mess contradictions of life, and its close focus on the minutiae of the dav to day. lot but I'd have to disagree, this book feels like it's trying to do something different that most of the sad girl, dublin, college novels that have been pumped out in recent years. Although the book explores the interior life of its protagonist Sophie and her relationships with the people around her, the real interest in this novel lies in its commentary about the use and abuse of the internet, our habits of doom scrolling. Sophie is addicted to doomscrolling, her self images is almost entirely constructed from the internet and she arranges her thoughts on major contemporary issues like the housing crisis like preachy Facebook essays. The book does a great job as depicting the incorporation of the internal audience into the though process of somebody who has grown up on social media. It's also really interesting how Prasifka makes the deliberate choice to never allow the reader to hear Sophie speak aloud. Her words are all mediated through her thoughts, or through her messages on various different apps, while other characters are afforded the privilege of quotation marks. It's up for grabs why Prasifka makes this choice but for me it felt like a commentary on the construction of identity through an online persona, and a scathing remark on how by engaging in social media the way so many of us do we might just find ourselves voiceless. The book isn't perfect and I do think it could have profited off of being a bit longer and fleshing out Sophie's character and her complexity but it's a really promising debut with a lot of interesting debates at its forefront! . . . #smallbookstagram #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #irish #irishliterature #irishwomensfiction #womensfiction #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #sallyrooney #existensialism #booklover #literaryfiction #litfic
One month today! I’ll be in Brussels signing copies of none of this is serious. October 8, 2pm! If you’re around pop in and have a chat. Tell your friends and make them come too. Tell your colleagues. Tell your dog. 💜❤️💜 #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #irishliterature #bookstagram #brussels #waterstones #waterstonesbrussels #author #booksigning #thisishowyourememberit
Dublin student life is ending for Sophie and her friends. They've got everything figured out, and Sophie feels left behind as they all start to go their separate ways. Then, at a party, what was already unstable completely falls apart and Sophie finds herself obsessively scrolling social media, waiting for something (anything) to happen. None of This Is Serious is about the uncertainty and absurdity of being alive today. It's about balancing the real world with the online, and the vulnerabilities in yourself, your relationships, your body. At its heart, this is a novel about the friendships strong enough to withstand anything. #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #bookstagramuk #bookrecommendations #currentlyreading #bath #bathuk #uk #england #visitbath #cityofbath #waterstones #waterstonesbath #books #booksbooksbooks #waterstones #waterstonesbath
None of this is serious (Catherine Prasifka) Pic from before my copy got drowned in my bag during the downpour when leaving boomtown last weekend 💔 Been in a bit of a slump this past week but finally got round to finishing this. The book depicts well how we use social media to obsessively escape reality, and how personal relationships can differ so much in person vs online. It also offers an interesting portrayal of how even in the face of a global disaster our own day to day problems still consume the majority of our energy. I did find it a bit repetitive at times and was a bit confused with the direction the storyline went, but overall was an enjoyable read. 🏷️ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramuk #bookreview #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #booksanddrinks #booklover #bookrecommendations #readersofinstagram #booknerd
"I'm not sure when the internet ceased to be a place I could escape to, to get lost down rabbit holes and take care of virtual pets, but it does not offer me the same things any more. I have a feeling it's to do with cyber and personal spaces melding, warping each other. The coping mechanisms I've spent a decade building up are crumbling in the modern world. #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #dublín #internet #xarxessocials #incertesa #futur #vulnerabilitats #relacionshumanes #amistat
Books on my TBR 📚 These are some of the books on my to-read list, are there any that you've read already? Which ones should I prioritise reading? 😄 ⭐️ None of This is Serious by Catherine Prasifka ⭐️ This Much is True by Miriam Margoyles ⭐️ Lessons by Ian McEwan ⭐️ Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang ⭐️ Notes on a Heartbreak by Annie Lord ⭐️ I'm Sorry You Feel That Way by Rebecca Wait ⭐️ The Nursery by Szilvia Molnar ⭐️ Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow #WhatToReadNext #BooksOnMyTBR #BooksToRead #BookCollection #WantToRead #LifeOfAReader #BookwormProblems #BookwormLife #KathleenGlasgow #SzilviaMolnar #RebeccaWait #AnnieLord #JennyTinghuiZhang #IanMcEwan #MiriamMargolyes #CatherinePrasifka #TBRList
La novel·la #conversesentreamics de #sallyrooney ens ha duit a aquesta meravella: @hodgesfiggis. Una llibreria de tres plantes on pots trobar DE TOT! Una bona manera de fer noves descobertes #catherineprasifka i de continuar llegint l'obra d'autores que ja he començat a degustar #doireannníghríofa
this is how you remember it starter pack. The idea for this is how you remember it came to me years ago. I wanted to write something exploring the little flashpoint moments of a woman’s life: seemingly insignificant, yet if she was to look back and wonder how her life ended up the way it did, these experiences would immediately seem formative. I was coming to the end of my MA in Glasgow in 2019, and the idea I’d ever be able to finish one novel seemed out of reach. This is the story I keep posting about being in Brussels with @elliott.suzanne. Mainly I find it remarkable because it’s my own little rhyming flashpoint. I’m excited to finally be able to share it with everyone. The idea for the narrative came to me in 2021 when I was talking to my friend Clare. We were talking about growing up and our online experiences. It became clear that a lot of our ‘coming of age’ experiences which shaped how we saw the world happened on the internet. In a weird way, I see this novel as an act of collective recollection. Do you remember it? Was it like this? And for everyone who doesn’t remember it, who didn’t grow up like this, why did you allow us to? I hate the way discourse around social media can sometimes place the blame upon addicted young people, instead of wondering how we ended up living in a world that profits from our addiction and plays upon the quiet intimacies of our lives. Looking back, with hindsight, it’s always been exploitative, and it’s only getting worse. It’s not just about remembering, it’s about understanding how the past shapes the present as well, and how each experience has always primed us for the next. I’m hoping this starter pack will spark some memories for everyone (wanted and unwanted). What specifically online experiences did you have when you were too young? How has the internet shaped your life? How is it still shaping your life? I’m dying to know. #thisishowyourememberit #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #irishliterature #fiction #novel #literature #book
My July reads! 📚☀️ . “Everyone in this room will someday be dead”, by Emily Austin (my favourite book this month 🥇) . “The emperor’s babe”, by Bernardino Evaristo . “None of this is serious”, by Catherine Prasifka . “Boy friends”, by Michael Pedersen . “The trees”, by Percival Everett . #bookstagram #books #julyreads #julybooks #summerrreads #emilyaustin #bernardineevaristo #catherineprasifka #michaelpederson #percivaleverett
Review #9 - None of This is Serious by Catherine Prasifka I’m a wee bit homesick so here’s another review for you 🫶🏼 This one blew me away, it was such an incredible debut. I spent almost 5 years living in Belfast and so I’ve really come to love Irish lit, from the dry and direct way it’s written to the nostalgic feel of the sarcasm and banter. I choose to pick this up because I felt like I was in a similar transitional stage of life as the mc Sophie, who’s about to finish Uni and unsure what to do next. I enjoyed how much it captured the struggle of the post-grad bubble and how many hours young people spend scrolling on social media, where they feel most connected to their lives as well as LinkedIn, applying for jobs that they (often) never hear back from or don’t have at least 2 years experience for. Based on the the blurb, I didn’t expect it to have a dystopian element, so I was shocked when the purple crack in the sky appeared, however it fit with the social commentary of the book and the world we live in, with the impacts we’re facing from global warming and climate change. Going into it, I had no idea the mc had a twin who lived and went to uni in Scotland, just like me. However, their volatile relationship was shocking. As a twin I understand the competition element they faced, however Hannah was downright nasty and kind of sociopathic?! When she cut the zips out of the boots, my jaw was on the floor. She took sibling rivalry to a whole new level. Other key themes explored are friendship, toxic masculinity and consent. I don’t know how I felt about her best friend, Grace for most of the book, but the way she showed up and supported Sophie in the end was important. I was not expecting it to take that turn, but it fit with the story and the in-depth way it speaks to our time and state of our world. I don’t want to give to much away, but as a woman it makes me so sad that, that’s the way things are. That it is he said, she said, and how men often get away without any repercussions. I would definitely recommend reading this book. It won’t be for everyone but if you do ‘get it’ it will speak volumes to you. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My current read.. None of This is Serious 💜 I loved when books are based in Ireland I find them way more relatable! This book follows the fmc Sophie navigate life after college. It is kind of a no plot just vibes book? Reminds me a bit of My Year of Rest & Relaxation and Happy Hour 😁 —————— #noneofthisisserious #noneofthisisseriousreview #noneofthisisseriouscatherineprasifka #catherineprasifka #happyhour #myyearofrestandrelaxation #marlowegranados #otessamoshfegh #bookoftheweek #currentlyreading #bookstagram #summereads #currentread
✨Review✨ I picked this up at the weekend in Birmingham whilst with my bookstafam! It was so good to see them and it was a fab weekend! (Photos to come😅) none of this is serious is written in Sophie’s perspective and it’s written in a way I’ve never seen. The dialogue is written in speech when her friends and family talk, but her own voice is written as if she’s thinking rather then conversing directly. It’s an interesting way and I found it a bit tricky to understand at the start but it grew on me! I related to Sophie’s inner workings of feeling left out, isolating herself and feeling never enough to her peers. It’s written in a way that the reader can understand how life after school can feel like limbo. Not sure what’s coming next, if anything is coming. The crack I felt was Sophie’s emotions morphed into a physical reaction. It begins at the start where she is unsure about her feelings towards a friend, and isn’t getting anything from her job search. It escalates towards the end of the novel when she drops into a depressive state after being assaulted and having no-one in her corner. This is a good novel to understand how adulthood can feel like limbo, unsure of the future and what it holds. As someone who can relate, I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone needing validation or wanting to understand. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #review #readalongbookfriends #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka
Popped into Waterstones in Brussels to sign a few copies! It’s always exciting to see my book in a different city - I suppose that’s part of the magic of stories: they pop up in unexpected ways. My little book continues to feel bigger and bigger. #NoneOfThisIsSerious #CatherinePrasifka
Speak Now book stack to celebrate the release of Taylor's Version 🎶🌸💜 Slide 1 books (left to right): 1. Queen's Hope - E.K. Johnston 2. None of This Is Series - Catherine Prasifka 3. Little Cures by @kidincolour who's an amazing artist and super creative! 4. Edin - Lily Mayne 5. Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell #Book #Books #Bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #BookLove #BookLover #BookNerd #BookIsh #SpeakNow #SpeakNowTaylorsVersion #QueensHope #EKJohnston #NoneOfThisIsSerious #CatherinePrasifka #LittleCures #HannahMaterne #Edin #LilyMayne #WintersOrbit #EverinaMaxwell #PurpleBooks
Currently charting in Waterstones in Amsterdam! What an absolutely incredible and bizarre thing to say. I signed more copies because they sold out of the ones I signed last week!! Someone at the till picked up a copy while I was signing too 😎😎 #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka
Another from ages ago—NONE OF THIS IS SERIOUS. liked it a lot #bookstagram #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #books #reading #booktime
Signed copies available in Waterstones in Amsterdam, get them while you can :) (It’s a very cool part of my job to be able to travel to different cities and see my weird little book) #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #notis
I recently finished reading the book "None of This Is Serious," and while I don't believe I was the intended audience for it, I still appreciate the insight it provided. The author deftly navigates the nuances of our digital age, delving into the addictive nature of social media platforms and the effects they have on our mental health and self-perception. By dissecting the algorithms and mechanisms behind these platforms, the book offers a critical perspective on the way they shape our thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. It reminds us to be mindful of our online presence and to seek a healthy balance between virtual interactions and real-life connections. It discusses the anxiety and apprehension that arise from not knowing what lies ahead, whether it be in relationships, career paths, or personal growth. By highlighting personal anecdotes and anecdotes from others, the author reminds us that uncertainty is a shared experience and that we are not alone in facing it. The author emphasizes the importance of nurturing authentic friendships and navigating the complexities of romantic relationships. Overall, "None of This Is Serious" provides an exploration of the housing market, job market, friendship, relationships and social media through the eyes of a young person. I initially intended to keep this post short, but upon reflection, I recognized the importance of delving into the various themes explored in the book. It reminded me of the immense value that books and different perspectives bring to our lives, broadening our understanding of the world and fostering empathy towards one another. . . . . . #bookstagram #books #booklover #bookworm #bookstagrammer #reading #bookish #booknerd #olvass #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #readmore #bookish #bookishpost #bookreview #bookishphoto #bookphotography #lisbon #booklover #wednesdaythoughts
Sophie isn't the person she seems online. Her best friend has outgrown her, the boy she loves hardly knows she exists, she's starting a strange new online friendship and she doesn't feel together at all, not in the way everyone else seems to be. Her life as a student is over and now she has to go out and add new worries about houses and taxes to the ever growing pile. None of This Is Serious is about the uncertainty and absurdity of being alive today. It’s about balancing the real world with the online, and the vulnerabilities in yourself, your relationships, your body. At its heart, this is a novel about the friendships strong enough to withstand anything. This book captures the anxiety you face in your twenties, it allows you to understand how difficult it is trying to live your life online while living in the present. Thank you so much to the author - @prasifcat and @Canongatebooks for running this read-along. AD-PR #the_secret_bookreview #bookblog #bookblogger #currentlyreading #booksofig #alwaysreading #prettybooks #whattoreadnext #leedsblogger #yorkshireblogger #comfortreading #contemporaryreading #bookstagramuk #ukbookstagram #Bookaholic #BookishPost #BeautifulBooks #BookCommunity #BookBuddies #IgReads #Bookworm #BookishCommunity #BookishPost #Iamreading #Bookblogger #books2023 #BookObsessed #NoneofThisisSerious #CatherinePrasifka #Canongatebooks #CanongateReadalong
Time to start another book. Damn, it's been forever since I've last made a post like this 😅 #bookworm #bookgram #booknerd #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #irishliterature
Beers and books in the nook #70 “Perhaps things do happen for no reason, and the universe is a chaotic and unpredictable place. Or maybe we’re sold the narrative of unpredictability because it disguises how much power certain people really have.” . . . . . #beersandbooksinthenook #beersandbooks #booksandbeverages #book #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #goldenhour #nook #beer #nicklebrookbrewing #uber #sourbeer #blackberry&mint #cactus #bloomingchristmascactus #jade
NONE IS THIS IS SERIOUS by Catherine Prasifka Published by @canongatebooks Out now I read this one as part of the #canongatereadalong and it was definitely an interesting one! I wouldn't say I loved it, but it had good bits in it :) An annoying narrator, and an odd premise, I felt this one was trying too hard to be something unique, and just ended up being confusing and weird. However, it's got a beautiful cover and I read the whole thing, so it definitely wasn't all bad,just not my cup of tea. Have you read this one? Let me know what you thought. #Bookstagram #canongatebooks #catherineprasifka #noneofthisisserious #gifted #readalong #popularfiction #paperbackcollector #purplebook #beautifulbooks #ukbookstagrammer #ukbookblogger #bookreview
This is a pretty interesting book, I like the writing style as it's different from other books. The characters are interesting with very different personalities. Sophie is a very realistic representation of being in your 20s and the feelings you have when you are struggling with finding work and how it's feels to watch people around you advance in life further than you. It was a pretty good coming of age story that also explores how people react to a strange phenomenon of a crack suddenly appearing in the sky. I wish that the crack was explored a little more, and we got a bit more as it didn't really go anywhere. 4 🌟 #noneofthisisserious #noneofthisisseriousreview #catherineprasifka #bookreview #books #bookstagram
Můj #tipnaknihu je knížka náhodně vybraná ze stolku s doporučením z jednoho knihkupectví v Portobellu v Edinburghu 📖 Zalíbila se mi obálka i anotace, doufala jsem, že to bude jeden z těch příběhů, kde se nic moc neděje a hlavně se rozpitvávají emoce všeho druhu a povedlo se mi vybrat správně 😁 None of This Is Serious je debut irské spisovatelky Catherine Prasifky. Ta mě okamžitě vtáhla do příběhu Sophie, co právě dostudovala univerzitu, nemůže najít práci, moc neví, co ji ba, je závislá na scrollování twitterem & nemá se ráda natolik, aby poznala, do jakého blbečka se zamilovala 🙄 Zároveň kniha tak trochu reflektuje začátek pandemie, respektive klimatickou krizi, v podobě jedné metafory, jejíž vizuálno najdete i na obálce — celé to tedy má i trochu dystopický aspekt, byť hodně upozaděný. Na prvním místě jsou tu ovšem vztahy: rodinné, přátelské, milostné. Hodně to připomíná knihy Sally Rooney (ale Prasifka mě baví víc) a je tu mooožná lehká aspirace na Ottessu Moshfegh 😁 Velmi mě bavilo ponořit se do mysli člověka, který neví, co se sebou, a zároveň se to dlouho nesnaží změnit a má dojem, že má nárok na to, aby se mu “věci prostě děly” — takové mentální cvičení pro mě, protože kvůli tomu mě hlavní hrdinka dost rozčilovala. Cením ale, že si projde nějakým vývojem 🤌🏼 Bude to bavit pravděpodobně ty, co jim neva, že v knize se toho moc neděje (teda děje, dokonce globální katastrofa, ale není to hlavní téma), že se tu rozebírají vztahy až na dřeň a pokud vás knihy Sally Rooney těší, nejspíš to bude dobrý match. Mě třeba nijak zvlášť, a přesto mě takhle kniha bavila velmi 💜
💬BOOK REVIEW💬 None of This is Serious by Catherine Prasifka ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Sophie and her friends have just graduated university, and they’re all dealing with their lives moving in different directions at different paces. Sophie feels isolated as she continuously scrolls social media and watches the world move on around her, while she feels stuck. I found the dialogue quite interesting, as it was written as if Sophie’s thoughts were her speaking, and the other characters would then respond, I felt that this gave a bit more insight into her character. I would have liked to have Sophie’s relationship with her twin sister Hannah explored a bit more, as she describes always feeling like she’s in her shadow, but they have quite minimal interactions. All the characters were written in quite a complex way, I felt that I kept going back and forth about whether I liked them or not. Finn was a confusing character from start to finish, Grace was very conflicting at times, and I would have liked to have seen Dan a bit more in the end. This book deals with quite a lot of heavy topics throughout, especially surrounding the obsession with social media from all of the characters, which was an important part of the story and was very interesting to read. This book had a very normal people/conversations with friends vibe, so if you liked them, I definitely suggest picking this one up. Have you read this one? 💭
𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧 ✨ deze twee boeken kocht ik laatst: Hemel van Mieko Kawakami (al veel eerder uit in Japan, nu ook in het Nederlands!) en None of this is serious van Catherine Prasifka (over de wereld online en offline). 💖 Erg benieuwd naar beide! • • • • #noneofthisisserious #miekokawakami #catherineprasifka #reading #boekentips #boeken #lezen #boekstagram #bookstagram #newbooks #bookhaul
Book Review... 'None of This is Serious' by Catherine Prasifka This is a coming of age story about a young woman navigating an uncertain time in her life. She's just left uni and her friends are going in different directions, she doesnt know what is next for her and it's a time of instability in the wider world too - enter a seismic, purple crack in the sky. It packs in a lot for such a short book - there are the threads of a love story, family dynamics, friendship, a global crisis, misogyny and Irish politics woven into the narrative and it offers up a sharp assessment of social media and how it can both connect and isolate us from the people around us. Sophie fascinated me and her inner monologue drew me in straight away - she is flawed, vulnerable and anxious, she has a fractious relationship with her sister and parents, she is insecure about her friendships and she spends a lot of time obsessing over her online personality and doomscrolling. She was intense and made a great protagonist. Aside from Sophie what I loved about this book was how relatable and current the story felt from start to finish. It was a cracking read. Ad/ pr copy. A massive thanks to @canongatebooks for having me on the readalong last month. #noneofthisisseriousreadalong #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka #bookreview #tbr #debutfiction #bookaddict #bibliophile #instabook #bookaholic #readersofinstagram #bookcommunity
Accidentally color-coordinated weekend book haul from @mcnallyjackson at the Seaport. Sourced all three of these from a single TikTok video yet didn’t notice the similar aesthetic until I grabbed them off the shelves. 📚 Is Mother Dead? by Vigdis Hjorth 📚 None of This is Serious by Catherine Prasifka 📚 The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura
ĀPERIRA READS ~ NONE OF THIS IS SERIOUS. Google just informed me that Catherine Prasifka’s sister in law is SALLY ROONEY so 🤯 now it all makes sense. Also we do love Irish writers!!! ☘️☘️☘️☘️ #noneofthisisserious #catherineprasifka if
None of This is Serious - Catherine Prasifka . AD - PR Product . Like Sally Rooney or Naoise Dolan with the slightest hint of dystopia? Then you’ll love this! . RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . 📚 S Y N O P S I S 📚 . Dublin student life is ending for Sophie and her friends. They’ve got everything figured out, and Sophie feels left behind as they all start to go their separate ways. Then, at a party, what was already unstable completely falls apart and Sophie finds herself obsessively scrolling social media, waiting for something (anything) to happen. . This was such an intriguing novel and so relevant in life today (and for me personally) with how tied to our phones and social media we’ve become, whilst dealing with the usual dilemmas that face us in our early 20’s… oh and with a potential world ending event thrown in for good measure. Despite finding Sophie so unlikeable, this is such a great character driven novel and I loved the twist of this background event and how they continue to live their life around it. . Big thanks to @canongatebooks for the copy of None of This is Serious - which is out now! . #LynnesBooks
Hej från Sverige 👋🏻 Nothing better than to start the day with a book (and going for a morning walk afterwards)! Every vacation I bring like 10 books with me, even if we are just going for a week. What can I say? I like to have options 🤓 📓: ‘None of this is serious’ by Catherine Prasifka #catherineprasifka #booklover #booktip #bookstagram
My April reading has been dominated by the Walter Scott historical fiction prize shortlist. To that end, I have read the following- #TheSunWalksDown by #FionaMcFarlane #IAmNotYourEve by #DevikaPonnambalam #Ancestry by #SimonMawer #TheGeometerLobachevsky by #AdrianDuncan #TheseDays by #LucyCaldwell and #ActofOblivion by #RobertHarris Surprisingly, I also had time to read the following! #Disobedient by #ElizabethFremantle downloaded from #NetGalley to read on the dreaded Kindle! That’s how badly I wanted to read the book. Some poetry #SecretsoftheDictatorsWife by #KatrinaDybzynska A #readalong #NoneofthisisSerious by #CatherinePrasifka and #Service by #SarahGilmartin Some fabulous books here, two of them were borrowed from my local #Library #historicalfiction #bookblogger #bookstagram #aprilroundup #bookstack
May Hopefuls As we are getting close to the end of April wanted to share the next set of books I'm wishing to read (also wanted to show off my new Axolotl teddy I got) #mayhopefuls #howtokillmenandgetawaywithit #katybrent #noneofthisisserous #catherineprasifka #swimminglessonspoems #lilireinhart #onelaststop #casymcquiston #ariadna #jennifersaint #axolotlteddy #bookstagram