Jaylen's Reviews > Worry

“Worry” is a millennial comedy of manners that’s genuinely funny! I appreciate novels that avoid an attempt at timelessness for the sake of literary merit; this one firmly plants itself in 2019 Brooklyn, which works to its advantage. It’s hyper-aware, delving into the mundanity of endless internet scrolling, mining those horrific depths with aplomb and a winking eye.

Centering on two sisters living together for a year, it’s a claustrophobic depiction of adulthood shadowed by the specter of anxiety on every page, largely shaped by the gothic presence of the Internet. It’s a page-turner of jokes, ideas, and witty observations, yet also creeps under your skin. Finally, the ending is tailor made to piss people off and I thought it was brilliant. I need a 2020s Worry sequel immediately. Highly recommend!