A review by tsutrav
Snark: A Polemic in Seven Fits (It's Mean, It's Personal, and It's Ruining Our Conversation) by David Denby

2.0

Too much of this slim volume was spent on the history of snark as well as splitting the hairs of snark, satire and criticism. While the definitions are important I would have appreciated more time on the impact that snark has on our conversations these days. Of course, the book was written in 2008 (published in 2009) and I'm reading it through the TikTok, Facebook, Twitter lens of 2020, so perhaps that's enough to slant my view. Perhaps it's time for an update?