Logging Off
Nick Spalding
4/23/20
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What a light hearted laugh out loud book! It’s a quick get away since life right now has been stressful. Meet Andy Gallows, he is addicted to the internet, social media platforms and his phone.  His diagnosis is to detox from the digital world. We follow Andy on his 60 day challenge of giving up his phone and internet. A task that is not as easy as it sounds.... Andy is a funny, witty like able character and I found myself rooting for him. I felt the ending was thought provoking and a bit philosophical. 
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazing Publishing for the Advanced Readers’ Copy of Logging Off in exchange for an honest review. 

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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 and tablet, he tries to self-diagnose himself, but ends up going to the doctor. The doctor tells him he needs to do a digital detox for two months and gives him a pamphlet to guide him. His only use of technology would be the minimum amount he needs for his work. How would he survive without texting, tweeting, online dating, and all of the social media that drives his days and nights? How would he even find food? Will it even help him? Can he survive?

Andy is an interesting character that you can root for and sympathize with, but I would not call him a compelling character. Humor and, especially satire are used throughout the novel. The language was a little stronger than I like at times, but I still enjoyed some laughs. The internal and external conflicts were well defined and the secondary characters had were nicely developed. Themes include digital dependence, physical ailments, romance, isolation and self-discovery.

Overall, I liked the book. It was well-crafted and I would recommend it to those that read this and think it might be something they will enjoy.

Thanks to Amazon Publishing UK and Nick Spalding for a complimentary ARC of this novel via NetGalley and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way.

After getting through the first couple of chapters filled with poop talk the book turned out to be funny and enjoyable.

Amazing book - i could not put it down, but then reminded myself that I did not want to end up needing a tech detox (like the hero) and finished it on day2 ! :) Hilarious, satirical and absolutely adorable. The author has taken a mundane topic and brought a very fresh look at surviving in the 21st century without the help of modern tech. highly recommend.

Andy is addicted to tech, and it's causing physical problems. His doctor recommends a complete digital detox, and Andy is forced to agree. Kept on the straight and narrow by his journalist best friend in the name of well-written soft news, he's amazed when his crusade actually seems to connect with people. Can he make real connections in an analog world?

There's an odd dichotomy about reading this on a kindle; I kept expecting someone to show up and remind me that I was supposed to be on a detox. That's how absorbing this novel is.

It's true that most people spend a lot of time on tech nowadays, And I'd easily believe that it's having physical effects. I liked that this book did not make any claims to easy answers; in fact, it made a point of explaining that detoxing is not a one-fits-all solution, may not help everyone, and that there are as many bad points to it as good ones. The world is not kind to people who can't access the internet nowadays and Andy has several problems that would have been easily avoided if he'd had his phone.

This is also a remarkably funny book, not preachy at all. I very much enjoyed reading it.

Although I found the first couple pages hectic and slightly chaotic, I soon fell into the rhythm of this charming story. It can be a bit silly, I thought the first chapter scenario would have the character waking up in a wild dream/nightmare but no, it was just the hilarious characterisations that feature throughout the novel. All the characters have exquisite names, and I loved the Britishness of the humour and the settings, I read this book when I was away and it made me very nostalgic. Often, despite the ridiculous situations the character ends up in, his thought process is totally relatable and what everyone else would be thinking in these situations. This novel is hysterically funny, from the duck pond to Herbert to Wilberforce, It was nourishing and upbeat and a joy to read!

This was a wonderful book to read.  The Internet can be very addictive and Logging Off shows us what can happen if you let it take over your life.  Some of the things that happen while he is doing the detox is so funny.  But it shows all he has had to go through doing this detox.  There was so much to this wonderful story and it did make me stop to think about how often I am online and what I have lost because of it.  I am still laughing at some of things he went through still thinking about them. It is a book that I think everyone would enjoy.  I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review and my honest review is I learned somethings, I laughed a lot and reading it brightened my day.

The premise of this book is the wonderful benefits found from disconnecting and actually living without all the devices.  I liked the idea of the book, I just couldn't do it.  I tried.  I suffered through the first 1/4 of the book.  I skimmed the next 1/4.  There was too much language and the humor was just not my style.  I wish I could have read it because I think we need different ways of looking at the need to unplug.  This just wasn't the one for me.

Could not finish.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC for my honest opinion.

This is the first book by Nick Spalding that I read and it's definitely not the last! Especially during these stressful and uncertain times, Logging off was a funny and easy read, I loved the light writing style. I laughed and giggled during the whole book and I'm glad I learned about flying buttocks :-)

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to take their mind off the current serious situation, who needs a little digital detox (don't we all) or who just needs a good laugh.

Thank you to the publisher who provided me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I liked the premise behind the story – stepping back from a dependence on digital media and the difficulties encountered along the way.  Nick Spalding tells a good tale and I enjoyed the gentle love story as well. However, I found the humour rather clunky and obvious, a bit too slapstick. The story would have worked just as well without the over the top events that jarred a bit. That aside, I enjoyed following Andy’s journey of self discovery, and loved getting to know Grace.

Really good book, enjoyed it funny throughout, loved reading the journey of Andy and the doctors predictions. 
Quick read easy to get through, great for a light hearted read but one to get into to.

This was a perfect tonic! Easy to read, smart, funny and relatable.

The premise is relevant and touches some nerves, he might end up ‘starting a movement’ for real.

Read for a bit of easy reading humour about current society and social media from a male perspective.

Logging off is a quirky book about a guy who is addicted to the internet. Andy Bellows embarks on an entertaining digital detox that has some good... and bad consequences. He gets himself into some funny situations and I did like the relationship that bloomed between him and a fellow “logger off”. There was enough good parts to keep me reading but nothing super memorable about this book. I could have also done with fewer references to Andy’s vowel movements. The main takeaway is everyone’s life needs balance. 
Thanks to NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Utterly charming. Logging Off is a great addition to collections where women's fiction and UK authors are popular.

Logging Off is the colorful story of Andy and his obsession with social technology! It's also the story of his physical ailments, which may be due to his technology addiction. Andy "logs off"  with the help of some friends and this story is what he discovers along the way. 

I read this book in record time - the story is humorous and compelling. I recognized myself in some of Andy's behaviors (a little disturbing!) and am now wanting to log off, too! This is a great, light read for all of us who wonder where our life balance has slipped off to!

The thing about Nick Spalding is that he seems to be a really good bloke, and he writes about other good blokes who have 21st century problems that we can all relate to, which sometimes is all we need for a comforting, hilarious and thoroughly enjoyable read.

Logging Off is classic Spalding – Andy, our hero, like so many of us these days, has been dodging real life by living online too much until his body finally tells him that it’s time to pull the plug or else suffer the consequences.  Cast adrift without so much as Google Maps to help him find his way, will Andy be able to log off for a whole 6 weeks and what will he discover about himself on his journey?

Many thanks to Amazon Publishing UK, to NetGalley and to Mr Spalding for letting me read this book – I really, really liked it.

I didn’t like this; it read like a Buzzfeed listicle: 53 Ways To Cut Down on Internet. Would have been an entertaining and interesting five minute read but it didn’t stretch to a novel, for me. A quarter of the way through, only 20 hours had passed in the book and when I realised that, a weariness overcame me and I decided to skip to the end to find out what happened.

I was intrigued by this book based on the description but I couldn't make it past the first 30 pages. I don't know if it's just a slow start, if it's the British-isms, or that it's pretty dry. I don't think I'll be continuing reading it.

This is my first book by the author and I was not disappointed. I was intrigued from the get go about the cover and description that I read. Told in from the male perspective, Logging Off chronicles the digital detoxification of Andy Bellows. When his doctor tells him all his supposed health problems stem from his digital addictions, Andy embarks on the toughest journey of all - separating himself from his electronics. I had to remind myself countless times that this is a work of fiction but still apropos to the life we lead in today's world. The dialogue was funny and witty. The characters well written and well rounded. I recommend this to anyone who needs a good laugh!

What a fun and serious BOOK!  I know may who could read and find themselves.  May have to buy a 100 copies for friends and family!