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chelseatm's review
5.0
It's another great read from Jon Ronson. He uses the book as a platform to explain the new world of media shaming. With the rise of Internet trolls, instant accountability, and public social sites, people have never been more at risk for being held accountable for one-off statements. It's an interesting subject to explore and Ronson makes the subject entertaining, accessible, and thought-provoking.
I did find that Ronson played the devil's advocate for those who had been publicly shamed like Justine Sacco. Whether that came from his guilty conscious from having shamed a spambot (covered in the first chapter) or from feeling some empathy.
At the end, I didn't find that Ronson revealed anything conclusive but he did leave the reader with some interesting thoughts and enough information to make their own conclusions.
Highly recommended
I did find that Ronson played the devil's advocate for those who had been publicly shamed like Justine Sacco. Whether that came from his guilty conscious from having shamed a spambot (covered in the first chapter) or from feeling some empathy.
At the end, I didn't find that Ronson revealed anything conclusive but he did leave the reader with some interesting thoughts and enough information to make their own conclusions.
Highly recommended
oflifeandstuff's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
ktswings's review
4.0
I enjoyed the beginning of this book much more, but as it progressed I could not tell if I developed a more defensive lens after chapter six, but I felt it became more fact producing than Robson inserted himself into the content. The book was definitely thought provoking, and impacted how I am now seeing social media and viral mass hysteria. So interesting that Monica Lewinsky's TEDtalk occurred the same week as I was reading this book. I believe the concept of public shaming will stay with me long after I have put this book away.
wintrovia's review
5.0
Jon Ronson explores the moral grey area of public shaming and how it might be changing the way that we behave. It's a good read. He has a nack for getting an incredibly deep level of access to his subjects and manages to draw out their stories in an entertaining way.
It's a little on the short side and I felt like it was building to a climax that didn't quite arrive but I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone curious about the impact social media could be having on us all.
It's a little on the short side and I felt like it was building to a climax that didn't quite arrive but I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone curious about the impact social media could be having on us all.
suvata's review against another edition
3.0
Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Book Club companion read for Young Jane Young. This book made me think a lot about my online presence. Ronson really tackles the issue of how easy it is for people to gang up on others and shame them online in this Age of Social Media. I have never been and do not want to be that kind of person. But, I will think twice from now on even when I post something I think is innocuous. Good book.