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Welcome to the first The Preppy Book Club post! In case you missed it, last month (right when we got into this quarantine situation), I launched The Preppy Book Club. We will read one book a month as a way to keep our minds busy during this crazy time and hopefully make a few internet friends along the way.

Since we had such a quick turnaround this month, I’m sharing our discussion questions below in the comments section but in the future, I hope to set up virtual book club meetings complete with matching cocktails! In the meantime, grab your favorite glass of wine and get chatting in the comments below. All you need to do is number your answers 1-6 in the comments section.

Overall Rating of Followers by Megan Angelo: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Followers tells the satirical story of Marlowe, Floss, and Orla. Marlowe is an influencer/reality TV star in the year 2051 where her life is broadcasted 23/7 to millions of followers. Floss is Marlowe’s mother who grew up as an influencer herself. While half of the story chronicles Marlowe’s story, the other follows Floss’s experience as an influencer in the year 2015. Orla is Floss’s best friend and roommate. Orla is an aspiring writer working at a celebrity blog called Ladyish and she uses her gossip column to secretly get Floss famous in the first place.

The book brings to light a ton of different elements of today’s influencer and reality TV culture. Whether it be the obsession with the number of followers you have, the comfort level with sharing intimate parts of your life or the dementia-like state that is plaguing the millennial generation called ‘fog’ due to too much screentime, the book touches on things that could very well be an evolution of the internet culture we have today.

Overall, this book has been one of my favorites that I have read this year. As someone in the social media industry and an obvious influencer culture nerd, I was fascinated by how Megan Angelo brought this future world to life. Share and discuss what you loved/didn’t love in the comments below. I’ll go first!



1 | Who did you identify most with, Orla, Floss, or Marlowe? Why?

2|Did you have a theory of what the ‘Spill’ was throughout the novel? Were you right?

3|Did the book make you think about your own phone and social media usage? How so?

4| If you had to choose between living in Constellation or Atlantis, which would you choose and why?

5| Orla and Floss had a very complicated friendship. What did you think of their dynamic?

6| Did you enjoy the overall theme of influencer culture?

If you want to continue discussing Followers, head to The Preppy Book Club Facebook Group.