Scan barcode
ferdie's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
While True Story doesnt reveal any shocking new conclusions, it does offer a reflective deep dive of what reality TV offers and perpetuates. Reality tv is a comfort because of the way we see ourselves in the stories but in an exaggerated view. We can learn about others, but in their most digestible/ stereotyped forms. Rather than parsing out if it is real or not, Lindemann instead argues that it is more important to see the imprint of us within the simple story and the marks it makes on each of us when we turn the TV off. It can be a tool of awareness.
There were some parts that seemed to drag and get repetitive, but I did appreciate the earnest hopefulness and realism Lindemann balanced throughout the book :)
There were some parts that seemed to drag and get repetitive, but I did appreciate the earnest hopefulness and realism Lindemann balanced throughout the book :)
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Racism, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Outing, Biphobia, Police brutality, and Alcohol
More...