A review by tildahlia
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

4.0

This book is great. I found the essays examining internet culture the strongest and most engaging. I find most critiques of social media tend to slip into boomer nostalgia that fail to recognise the benefits/connections the internet has created, particularly for marginalised communities. That being said, the internet is the worst and the way she examines how something that was once so liberating and fun has become dreary, corporatised and performative will leave you thinking. Her reflections on capitalism are also good, particularly the simple (but apt) observation that modern capitalism has put us all in the position where it is impossible to life a moral life. I did the audiobook and can recommend, she has a great voice.