LaserWriter II - SFBA Book Club

Hardcover, 224 pages

Published Oct. 12, 2021 by MCD.

ISBN:: 978-0-374-60257-4
OCLC Number:: 1227086966

(2 reviews)

LaserWriter II is a coming-of-age tale set in the legendary 90s indie NYC Mac repair shop TekServe--a voyage back in time to when the internet was new, when New York City was gritty, and when Apple made off-beat computers for weirdos. Our guide is Claire, a 19-year-old who barely speaks to her bohemian co-workers, but knows when it's time to snap on an antistatic bracelet.

Tamara Shopsin brings us a classically New York novel that couldn't feel more timely. Interweaving the history of digital technology with a tale both touchingly human and delightfully technical, Shopsin brings an idiosyncratic cast of characters to life with a light touch, a sharp eye, and an unmistakable voice.

Filled with pixelated philosophy and lots of printers, LaserWriter II is, at its heart, a parable about an apple.

3 editions

Enia reviewed LaserWriter II by Tamara Shopsin

Review of 'LaserWriter II' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

<spoiler> I think a lot of people are missing that she ends up quitting her job because she’s being sexually harassed. I know the book doesn’t really punch in on this but that’s a major plot point that would prevent me from calling it “lighthearted” </spoiler>

Mignon

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Nov. 22, 2023