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unplugged: a novella Kindle Edition

by David Schulze (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS’ BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2024

“A wickedly funny satire about unscrupulous activism, shady politics, and unhinged parenting.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review ★)

America, 2046. The youngest Millennials will be middle-aged. Their children, Generation Alpha (disparagingly referred to as the “Children of COVID”), will be just getting out of college. Twenty-two years of perpetual cynicism and emotional numbness will create a generation of timid, antisocial brainiacs. There’ll be ten billion people in the world and not nearly enough work to go around.

Quentin will only know a world enshrouded by the Internet, an algorithmic world, a hindered world. A botched suicide attempt in his late twenties will inspire a revelation, an impulsive declaration online urging fellow young folk to boycott the Internet in the hopes of reverting society back to its pre-digital existence. Quentin’s manifesto will strike a chord with Gen A and the Unplug Movement will be born. But as America’s greedy present finds itself in conflict with America’s neglected future, #Unplug will explode into a generational culture war that cannot be stopped, cannot be tamed, and cannot be won.

David Schulze’s unplugged imagines a world just around the corner, a satire on nostalgia, fickle capitalism and emotional activism that’s just as relevant today as it will be when it’s all too late.

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    May 30, 2024
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our parents invented it
we're weaponizing it
our kids will want to destroy it

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David Schulze was born and raised in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. A lifelong admirer of movies, mythology, and classic literature, David loves stories across all mediums.

In 2017, David graduated from Emerson College with a BA in Writing for Film and Television and a Minor in Literature. He has written nine feature screenplays and four shorts, many of them placing in screenwriting contests. His bestselling debut novel The Sins of Jack Branson, adapted from the screenplay of the same name, was published in 2021. His critically acclaimed second novel Andrezj of Hollywood won the 2024 Bronze IPPY for West Pacific Fiction, and his novella unplugged was named one of the Best Books of 2024 by Kirkus Reviews.

David lives in Marlton, New Jersey and Sarasota, Florida with his husband Howie.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CSD2C9Z7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ David Schulze Books (May 30, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 30, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 188 pages
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David Schulze was born and raised in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. A lifelong admirer of movies, mythology, and classic literature, David loves stories across all mediums.

In 2017, David graduated from Emerson College with a BA in Writing for Film and Television and a Minor in Literature. He has written nine feature screenplays and four shorts, many of them placing in screenwriting contests. His bestselling debut novel "The Sins of Jack Branson," adapted from the screenplay of the same name, was published in 2021. His critically acclaimed second novel "Andrezj of Hollywood" won the 2024 Bronze IPPY for West Pacific Fiction, and his novella “unplugged” was named one of the Best Books of 2024 by Kirkus Reviews.

David lives in Marlton, New Jersey and Sarasota, Florida with his husband Howie.

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  • DRJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fast paced and worthwhile read!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024
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    David Schulze’s unplugged "imagines a world just around the corner, a satire on nostalgia, fickle capitalism and emotional activism that’s just as relevant today as it will be when it’s all too late".
    The topic of this novella is relevant for all of us today!

    The systemic view of psychology considers how individual behavior is influenced by broader systems, such as family dynamics and societal pressures. As David noted in the introduction to his work, "we live in a world enshrouded by the Internet". We are pressured by society to "plug-in" to cell phones, SMART TVs, internet and social networking sites, and mobile apps to manage our relationships with others and the world on a daily basis. Now, artificial intelligence is permeating into all aspects of our lives and we have limited control to remove ourselves from what is happening. David's novella creates a vision of America in 2046. David's approach was philosophical and encourages self-reflection regarding our own agency related to this formidable issue.

    I enjoyed reading about Quentin and the Unplug Movement! Impressive storytelling!
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