Escaping the clutches of the online world is a race against time for Gerald aislan13/Getty Images
Hachette UK
OUR worries about what the internet is unleashing on society frequently have a tinge of horror. Is Google stealing our memories? Are social media companies selling our data to the highest bidder? Will corporate instant-messaging apps like Slack ultimately suck your soul out of your still-living body?
That’s the premise of Calvin Kasulke’s Several People Are Typing, a techno-horror-comedy that begins when Gerald, a mediocre office drone, has his consciousness uploaded into the company Slack…
