None of This Is Serious: Catherine Prasifka

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Part of adulthood is realizing that there is no benefit to having relationships in your life that only bring you harm. I'm inhabited by a desperate fear that I'll miss something, to the point that I'm willing to waste my life waiting. Sure, it has social commentary, the existential dread of a young woman, the frustration about societal problems and the lack of power to do more, the communication or the lack thereof between human beings, and these young Irish people who are so much richer and smarter than I am.

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Last night, Finn messaged me asking what time I was thinking of arriving, so he wouldn’t be the first one here. There is a sexual abuse storyline that really captures the anger of so many discussions I’ve had with my friends. The main character, Sophie, had just got her degree but felt like she was being left behind by her peers. Fortunately, [Prasifka] doesn't need any sprinkling of Rooney's fairy dust; she makes her own magic. At some point along the way, the way we receive information became more important than the information itself; it became the information.Catherine Prasifka’s debut novel, None of This is Serious, is brimming with all manner of questions – personal, societal, universal. The book’s cover image is an illustration of the fractured face of an everywoman – referencing the crack in the sky and the splintering of the self across various media. Still, in terms of the songs themselves, this release was not all that radical a departure from her first album.

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In the seriously good None of This is Serious, the 26-year-old author conveys what it's like to be a young woman today navigating life in Dublin and online . This book vows to show the uncertainty and absurdity of being alive today, as well as draw the line between real world and online. Direct quotes only come from secondary characters, while Sophie’s dialogue is merged into her internal dialogue, with responses from other characters the only way to distinguish a thought from a statement.This realistic portrayal of characters allows for the reader to see how Sophie’s view of the world is influenced by the actions of the people around her. Delving into the amazing truth of having worldwide connection at your fingertips - but the dangers that come with it too.