Logging Off

Name: Logging Off
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Nick Spalding
ISBN: 9781799760054

Author: Nick Spalding

Narrator: Rory Barnett

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 04/23/2020

Categories: Fiction, Women, Satire, Humorous

Synopsis

From bestselling author Nick Spalding comes a laugh-out-loud story about getting offline—and getting on with life.Andy Bellows is in a right state. Plagued with insomnia, anxiety and neckache, he’s convinced there’s something seriously wrong with him. And the worst thing is that his doctor agrees. The diagnosis: Andy is in the grip of a self-destructive addiction to technology—he just cannot put that bloody mobile phone down.Texting, tweeting, gaming and online dating—technology rules Andy’s life. His phone even monitors his bowel movements. So how will he cope when he’s forced to follow doctor’s orders and step away from all of his beloved screens?From having to leave the flat in search of food like some kind of Neanderthal to engaging in conversations with actual people, Andy’s about to discover just how bewildering—and scary—the analogue world can be.And when his sixty-day detox hits the headlines—making him a hero to suffering technophiles everywhere—Andy is sorely tempted to pack it all in and escape in the nearest Uber.Can he get himself out of this mess, and work out how to live a better, technologically balanced life…without consulting Google even once?

About Nick Spalding

Nick Spalding is an author who, try as he might, can’t seem to write anything serious.Before becoming a full-time author, he worked in the communications industry, mainly in media and marketing. As talking rubbish for a living can get tiresome (for anyone other than a politician), he thought he’d have a crack at writing comedy fiction—with a very agreeable level of success so far, it has to be said. Nick has now sold about two million books—including a million books sales with Amazon Publishing alone. This flabbergasts him every single day.Nick lives in the south of England with his lovely (and extremely patient) wife. He’s now in his mid-forties—and is rather annoyed at the universe about it, because it gave him no choice in the matter. He’s also addicted to Thai food, still thinks Batman is just about the coolest thing on earth, and has a dreadful singing voice.Nick’s Twitter: @NickSpaldingNick’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/NickSpalding

Reviews

Goodreads review by JEN A on April 24, 2020

This is a must read book for anyone who has found themselves spending just a little too much time on the Internet (basically all of us). The main character Andy is a normal run-of-the-mill guy who comes to realize that he’s really not living a full life by being so obsessed with social media. The si......more

Goodreads review by PamG on April 03, 2020

LOGGING OFF by Nick Spalding is classified as British humor and satire. There is some humor and satire in it so that seems to fit. Andy Bellows is a freelance graphic designer that is afflicted with headaches, neck aches, insomnia, muscle aches and gastrointestinal issues. With the help of his phone......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on April 12, 2020

Andrew is obsessed with Facebook, Twitter and is constantly looking at his phone and playing computer games. He visits his doctor regarding his health conditions, after googling and jumping to the conclusion that he has Cancer. The Doctor advises to have a “Digital Detox” This sounds easier than wha......more

Goodreads review by JEN A on March 27, 2020

Goodreads review by Teck Wu on December 30, 2021

If you think you need to do so, then I think this book is right for you. A light-hearted, hilarious read about someone being addicted to social media doing a detox, and then along the way learnt new things about himself and made new relationships. And the ending really puts things into perspective.......more