I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of DoomI'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
What it's about
Abbott, a broke gig-economy driver in America, is offered a fortune to drive a mysterious black box across the country, with Ether, a strange young woman. As they travel, the box becomes the subject of wild internet conspiracy theories, and the whole country seems to be chasing them.
Why it's worth reading
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. It's a funny, satirical road trip.
You'll love it if you liked
Of Monsters and Mainframes
Enshittification
RedshirtsGood to know
It's comic and full of swearing.
By the numbers
- Readers23 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller20 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Why it made the list
Reads as
Gripping, Funny, Adventurous
If you like this, read next
The Tainted Cup
A Drop of Corruption
The Will of the Many
Framed in Death
Starter Villain
Dungeon Crawler CarlExplore the best-of lists
All 36 best-of lists →
Quick answers
Is I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom worth reading?
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. Its Must-Read Score is 54.9 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom about?
Abbott, a broke gig-economy driver in America, is offered a fortune to drive a mysterious black box across the country, with Ether, a strange young woman. As they travel, the box becomes the subject of wild internet conspiracy theories, and the whole country seems to be chasing them.
How long does it take to read I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom?
About 10 hours (393 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom?
If you liked it, try Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove, Enshittification by Cory Doctorow or Redshirts by John Scalzi.