Reviews round-up
Moderation
by Elaine Castillo
3 of 5 critics positive
6 reviews: 3 positives, 1 mixed, 1 pan; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“a twisted look at the tech workplace”
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – a twisted look at the tech workplace
Positive
Read the review ↗“A ‘Pride and Prejudice’ for the Chronically Online”
A ‘Pride and Prejudice’ for the Chronically Online (Published 2025)
Positive
Read the review ↗“a vivid and unnerving story of trauma and escape”
Elaine Castillo’s Moderation: caught in the dark web
Mixed
Read the review ↗“a strangely vexatious book”
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review: 'a strangely vexatious book'
Pan
Read the review ↗“Novelists can’t figure out how to satirize big tech”
Review | Novelists can’t figure out how to satirize big tech
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“captures how profoundly technology can alienate people from their emotions”
The Tech Novel’s Warning for a Screen-Addled Age
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
