"Silas spent hours trying to work out quite what an NFT was but ended up none the wiser and decided he wouldn't bother. It was the same as the crypto thing: the idea was brilliant, but the practice gave him the ick."

And maybe this quote best conveys all the unease and alienation and anguish you feel as you read this extremely smart and acerbic Kafka-like criticism of the modern art world.
The detailed language of this book, so real and life-like, pinpoints the lack of humanity in this digitalised, modernised, never quite real experiences... and you wonder as you read, is this the life of the characters? Is this a simulation? Is this their neurodivergence at play? Is this an installation? An hallucination? Is it art? Is it a criticism or an elevation of the art form?

I love art... and I hate the world that it has always swam in: money and patronage, pretence and scams, intelligentsia and elitism, suffering and superiority... such an ugly world to hold what should be the most beautiful humanity has to offer, and such an odd contrast.

An amazing book, carefully crafted across multiple characters living seemingly different experiences, but who are all somehow linked, to make you think about today, tomorrow, and what art is and what it is becoming.

We Live Here Now is a mind-bending novel that explores the blurred lines between art, life, and reality. When people begin disappearing from a conceptual artist's installation, the repercussions ripple through twelve individuals involved in the project, leading them to a chaotic, apocalyptic conclusion. A provocative and surreal exploration of modern existence and the art world.

This book was a very interesting journey of magic, fantasy, and mystery with a very atmospheric vibe. It was a fast paced, thought provoking book that left me sitting thinking about things when I was finished.

This fiction novel is one of a kind! This is the first book that I have read by the author and it won’t be the last! The book takes you on a magical journey on what it is like to be alive today. It gives mystery vibes, eerie vibes and fantasy vibes. It also has some dark humor in it, which I loved! It really explores art and reality. It makes you question what is real and what isn’t. When an artist’s installation goes missing, that included twelve people working on it, everything changes. Their lives turn upside down. As this story starts to unfold, unthinkable things start to happen. This is a fast paced, well written, easy to read book! It was definitely thought provoking! I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars! I highly recommend this book to anyone that loves reading a great humorous literary fiction book!

Thank you to NetGalley, author C. D. Rose, and Melville House Publishing for this digital advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review of this book!

This book is set to be published on August 5, 2025!