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I’d first heard of Madison Holleran a few years ago and was always haunted by her story. This book does a beautiful job of shedding light on her past and the year leading up to her death. I was impressed by the author’s ability to describe Madison’s inner world in such detail.
For parents or teachers or any adult who works with millennials, this is an important read. It gets at a side of social media not commonly portrayed - the fracture between one’s social media and true self, and how that fracture can be destabilizing. So many modern commentaries only focus on cyberbullying etc, but Madison’s story illustrates a different angle.
One star off because the author put entirely too much of her own story in here. I know it’s meant to bring details to life, but I found it super distracting and it pulled me out of the main story. Perhaps if I knew the author I’d be more invested - but truthfully I just didn’t care that much about her own life.
For parents or teachers or any adult who works with millennials, this is an important read. It gets at a side of social media not commonly portrayed - the fracture between one’s social media and true self, and how that fracture can be destabilizing. So many modern commentaries only focus on cyberbullying etc, but Madison’s story illustrates a different angle.
One star off because the author put entirely too much of her own story in here. I know it’s meant to bring details to life, but I found it super distracting and it pulled me out of the main story. Perhaps if I knew the author I’d be more invested - but truthfully I just didn’t care that much about her own life.