Meatspace — Nikesh Shukla

In a time when we are obsessed with and defined by our online personas, this clever, sharp, and hilarious novel dares us to question who we are when we're not in cyberspace but, rather, in "meatspace" where people actually talk to each other in the flesh Kitab has had a rough few months. His girlfriend left him. He got fired from his job for writing a novel on company time, but the novel didn't sell and now he's burning through his mom's file insurance money. Kitab is reduced to spending all ol his time with his brother and roommate Aziz, coming up with ideas for novelty Tumblrs and composing amusing tweets. But now even Aziz has left him, travelling to America to find his doppelganger. So what happens when Kitab's only internet namesake turns up on his doorstep and insists that they are meant to be friends?

An astute and vivid story from an acclaimed young novelist writing at the sharp edge of modern life. Meatspace is a humorous reality check in a digital age when life can revolve around Facebook likes. retweets. and shared content.