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aileen_macalister's review against another edition
4.5
This leads Klein to look into the far right and conspiracy theories while also analysing references to doppelgangers throughout literature and history.
It is a fascinating window into the "mirror world" as Klein refers to it. It took me a couple of chapters to get into the book as she has to spend a good amount of time setting the scene and describing the similarities of herself and Wolf before she can get to the good stuff but once she gets into it the story takes you on an journey through this mirror world from Anti-vaxers to Palestine and everything in-between.
For me, listening to it as an audiobook made it so much easier to take in.
Overall it's an exploration into what it means to be a human in today's world and what "the self" really means.
Graphic: Genocide
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
uranaishi's review
4.75
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Deportation
peckreadsbooks's review
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
katharina90's review against another edition
4.5
The book is well written, covers a lot of ground and offers much food for thought.
Trying to tie all of these topics back to the doppelganger motif at times feels like a stretch? I definitely lost the thread a few times but was captivated by Klein's meandering narrative nonetheless.
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Dementia and War
madscientistcat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death, Islamophobia, and War
Minor: Rape, Slavery, Transphobia, and Abortion
Extensive discussion of various genocides and the holocaust specificallyfkshg8465's review against another edition
5.0
1. I had no idea the battle of the Naomis even existed. I was shocked to read about how far down the rabbit hole Naomi Wolf had fallen into, especially because I loved her book The Beauty Myth.
2. I was also shocked to read that Christiane Northrup had sold out. I used to respect these two women so much!
3. I was surprised that Canada wasn’t as free from extreme rightist politics as I thought.
4. I was puzzled as to why Naomi Klein, Naomi Wolf, and Naomi Campbell would be confused. They are so very different women, and even if it’s an aggressive autocorrect, the first letters of their last names aren’t even anywhere close to each other on the keyboard!!
I laughed, even guffawed at parts. I blurt out “EW!” over and over. I applauded. I gasped. I scratched my head. This book had it all. And while I’m both sorry that Naomi Wolf’s mind and body has been kidnapped and replaced by an alien and that Naomi Klein has had to suffer for it, I’m glad it led to this book. And yeah, it was worth staying up all night to finish the book.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
mads_jpg's review against another edition
4.25
While this is a very zeitgeisty book, I think it'll age better than others, as it serves almost as a history book mixed with memoir mixed with psychology.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, and Abortion
ranocchietto's review
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic