A novel following a woman who becomes an internet folk hero in the most unexpected way, catapulting her into fame and influence just as she’s finally beginning to reckon with her complicated past.
The novel is propulsive because [of] Lola ... She is psychologically complex, straddling both beautiful sincerity and utter vapidity ... [Chang's] prose is infectiously funny, and her ability to satirize rich people paying silly amounts of money to be led to their souls has only sharpened.
Witty...high-energy ... Pleasures of this book: its vividly detailed, completely-sold-on-it portrait of the city of Los Angeles, and the crush-worthy love interest Chang creates for Lola.
Chang skewers these wellness settings with humor and biting specificity ... She also perfectly captures the internal spiral of financial worry ... The dialogue also shines ... Though the novel is overly plotted at times, these elements make it ripe for a screen adaptation ... Chang raises poignant questions about how to be authentic in the internet age, and how much of yourself you’re willing to commodify.
