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marysasala's review against another edition
4.0
Phenomenal Read. Highly recommend.
This looks at Cancel Culture in American society today, it spends most of its time on college campus but also address it in businesses and the public sphere.
As a conservative, I spent a lot of my time on its chapters of Cancel Culture on the right. Though I did have an issue with the way he framed the issue of book banning, I felt it was a good critique.
His look at Gen Z and their issues that have led to this was insightful. Their parenting advise I also really appreciated.
It was a bit depressing at points though. Especially his look at how difficult for conservatives to get certain jobs (mainly in the university sector).
This looks at Cancel Culture in American society today, it spends most of its time on college campus but also address it in businesses and the public sphere.
As a conservative, I spent a lot of my time on its chapters of Cancel Culture on the right. Though I did have an issue with the way he framed the issue of book banning, I felt it was a good critique.
His look at Gen Z and their issues that have led to this was insightful. Their parenting advise I also really appreciated.
It was a bit depressing at points though. Especially his look at how difficult for conservatives to get certain jobs (mainly in the university sector).
journeytothenewworlds07's review against another edition
5.0
You will enjoy this deep dive into cancel culture and its inherent silliness. Each case study will make you cringe even harder
We need to avoid going soft, and this book helps showcase how that's happening
We need to avoid going soft, and this book helps showcase how that's happening
lbesich's review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
I enjoyed this deep dive into cancel culture, and how both the left and the right attempt to silence their enemies. The book provides a plethora of examples of cancel culture and examines a few case studies of cancel culture in higher education. At its core cancel culture seeks to win an argument without actually arguing, and the authors address how this bad rhetoric is chipping away at our ability to think critically and have thoughtful debate.
bootman's review against another edition
5.0
This is legitimately the only book you need to read about cancel culture, and I could go on and on about how amazing this book is all day. I’ve read plenty of books about cancel culture, and I actually wrote a book about cancel culture after being canceled in 2019 and having it ruin my life for a number of years. Most books on cancel culture are either right-wing people whining about cancel culture and labeling everything under the sun as cancel culture or people on the left either saying cancel culture doesn’t exist or it’s “just accountability.
Lukianoff and Schlott to an incredible job explaining what cancel culture is, what it looks like, and how both the left and the right partake in canceling things they don’t like. The book also has plenty of stories in it about people who have had their lives ruined by cancel culture, and for once, I finally felt like some authors actually understood what happened to me in 2019.
If you want to know why I read hundreds of books each year, it’s because of what happened to me. All I’ve been trying to do is better understand why people are like this and what we can do about it. I wish this book was around in 2019, but I’m glad it’s here for people to learn about it now and learn some solutions as well. It’s not fun, and people don’t understand that it can literally happen to anyone. Everyone thinks they’re immune, but this book shows that even the wokest of the woke can get canceled as well.
Lukianoff and Schlott to an incredible job explaining what cancel culture is, what it looks like, and how both the left and the right partake in canceling things they don’t like. The book also has plenty of stories in it about people who have had their lives ruined by cancel culture, and for once, I finally felt like some authors actually understood what happened to me in 2019.
If you want to know why I read hundreds of books each year, it’s because of what happened to me. All I’ve been trying to do is better understand why people are like this and what we can do about it. I wish this book was around in 2019, but I’m glad it’s here for people to learn about it now and learn some solutions as well. It’s not fun, and people don’t understand that it can literally happen to anyone. Everyone thinks they’re immune, but this book shows that even the wokest of the woke can get canceled as well.