Official Review: OOF by Strobe Witherspoon
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Official Review: OOF by Strobe Witherspoon
An excerpt from an unpublished book by Strobe Witherspoon is leaked, and an "Online Outrage Fiesta" (OOF) starts. Strobe is criticized from every online media possible. His life is scrutinized, and some secrets are revealed. OOF gives in-depth details of the ensuing events.
OOF explores how social media can either make or mar someone. False information has a way of destroying people's reputations. What was meant to be a fictional story by Strobe Witherspoon was misinterpreted as a ploy against the country. Seemingly being criticized by thousands wasn't enough, and now Strobe finds himself as a primary character in a widely accepted conspiracy theory. Strobe is in danger and goes into hiding to protect himself. How well did this work out for him? The story you will find in this book will make your hair stand on end.
OOF is a satirical book filled with life lessons. From the story, the reader can see how far misinterpretation goes to damage someone. Being quick to believe everything we see or read on social media without proper research is something people should stop doing. If adequate research was done on Strobe's leaked book chapter, I believe that things wouldn't escalate to the point they got. Not everything on social media is true.
One thing I greatly admired in this book was its presentation. Strobe brilliantly combined fictional events and non-fiction tales to the point I couldn't tell each apart. I took the book as real from the start. Some of the details were confusing at first, especially when Strobe was projected to have a seeming dual personality as an author and editor. It took me a while to put two and two together to know that this was all part of the satirical plan. I wouldn't want to give away spoilers; therefore, I wouldn't give more instances. The author harnessed his writing creativity to a considerable extent.
However, the only confusion that I didn't appreciate was seeing excerpts from FLOTUS: A memoir most times without warning. FLOTUS: A memoir is Strobe Witherspoon's account of a woman's rise from a nobody to the First Lady of the United States. It caused an initial upset, as I couldn't correlate the two. I finally got the hang of it much later in the read. It wasn't a big issue, but I thought to mention it for readers who might not be patient with the author when they encounter this challenge.
I had no severe dislikes for OOF and would give it a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. It was well edited, as I noticed minimal errors in it. I would recommend it to people interested in satirical narratives.
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The review is superb.
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