People who live in modern society seem to have an endless discussion about our excessive dependence on technology. A controversial issue is whether technologies such as e-books should replace paperbacks. While some argue that unlike paperbacks, e-books can save countless trees and thus protecting the environment, others contend that paperbacks can help the readers build a more direct and close relationship with the author and understand the literature work better. In Super Sad True Love Story, the protagonist Lenny is a huge fan of paperbacks. However, during his trip, one of the passengers complains about the “wet socks” smell of his book. Lenny’s obsession with books isolates him from the society since the future generations view paperback not only as an inconvenient media but also as a disgusting product due to the smell of it. Through this passage, the author expresses some mixed feelings. He concedes that paperbacks will, sooner or later, be replaced by some technologies much as vehicles replaced carriages, e-mails replaced pigeons and missile replaced cannons. However, he decides to regard this phenomenon as a natural evolution instead of judging it. The point that the author tries to demonstrate here is not whether paperbacks will disappear but to what extent it will disappear. In the novel, people view Lenny as a weird person and estrange him only because he reads book. The author emphasizes on the judgments that people around Lenny make in order to show the readers that he hopes people will stay neutral about paperbacks instead of criticizing them. The author exaggerates the scene sarcastically so that readers are able to realize how ridiculous it is to criticize someone because of the media they choose to get information from. Technologies will diminish people’s interests in paperbacks for sure, and the author knows this trend is unstoppable. Nevertheless, he wants readers to realize that there are still people who prefer paperbacks, and no one should ever judge them.