Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

4 reviews

byelingual_kegan's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, and Bullying

vanessa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.0

This is one of the worst books I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Addiction, Antisemitism, Racism, and Sexual harassment

cielthedeal's review

challenging emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

High level: A book on cancel culture and shame, very accessible.

I'd rate it a 5 on exploring the complex emotions of shame and how we (society both on and offline) inflict it. The book didn't go where I thought it would and really explores the nuances in shame as a punishment in formal (legal cases) and informal (online) settings - interviewing people who are both the perpetrator (victim of shame?) and the judge.

But then I'd rate it a 3 on the "off the paved path" tracks the book takes. Sometimes Ronson goes off his main message and I think we're going somewhere interesting, and then it turns out the end of the road is not at all related to the original idea or theme and I'm like, how did I end up here?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide

ashlynhope's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Listened to the entire audiobook on a 9 hour car trip. I loved the narration and the subject matter really made me question my own motives and wants when I've participated in public shamings on Twitter and Facebook. This book is getting 5 stars because I think it has actually made me change my viewpoint on certain aspects of social media, and due to this my behavior will most likely change. Anytime a book changes me as a person and causes a change in my behavior, then I believe it deserves 5 stars.

I hope the author writes a book on more modern public shaming and especially cancel culture. This book is set from 2008 to 2015, and public shamings have gotten more frequent and brutal, especially when it comes to canceling people.

I'm definitely interested in whatever else this man writes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Ableism, Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Its a book on public shaming, so the author does include some vivid comments from Twitter users made towards victims of public shamings. A lot of rape threats, death threats, use of degrading words (calling women c*nts for instance).