Examples of novels or short stories that feature someone or something *going viral* in the plot?
Gathering data for an article I'm writing! I've got examples dating back to 2015 but I have a feeling there's gotta be earlier ones out there. This is not about books that do go viral, just about the plot itself!
When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory has an influencer who is live-streaming her pregnancy on a road trip through a very strange world.
ThePusheenicorn on
Idol by Louise O’ Neil.
jrcs43tx on
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano is about a 12-year-old boy survives a plane crash and the aftermath. He does become famous, with everyone interested in his well-being, so in that sense becomes viral.
5 Comments
When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory has an influencer who is live-streaming her pregnancy on a road trip through a very strange world.
Idol by Louise O’ Neil.
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano is about a 12-year-old boy survives a plane crash and the aftermath. He does become famous, with everyone interested in his well-being, so in that sense becomes viral.
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
The List by Yomi Adegoke
Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave
[An Absolutely Remarkable Thing](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/54b4a771-12a6-43e9-91ca-37df8136266e) by Hank Green