A review by katrinarose
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is a hard book to review because it covers so much ground. While she dives into many topics, I would consider her overarching themes to be about the causes and consequences of misinformation and conspiracies, and ultimately how cycles of oppression have played out in history through capitalism, fascism, and misinformation. She makes many interesting connections and observations that were insightful to me (such as the connection between anti-vaxxers and white supremacy, and the history of Asperger), as well as many I’ve heard before in circles of leftist politics. She does take on a hopeful tone and gives good advice for how leftist politics could be more effective. I think this book was an avenue for her to get a variety of topics off her chest (especially vaccine misinformation), and while I found some parts engaging, others dragged. Overall it’s a good read if you want to think about the state of politics and the internet.
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