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A review by saradluffy
Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America by Christopher Wylie
3.0
Could the book have been shorter? Yes
Is the narration written in a self-serving defensive tone rather than storytelling? Yes
but is the book's major point for us to judge Wylie's candor and intentions? I don't think so.
While I didn't like the narration and wasn't invested in Wylie's choices starting from the Trinidad project up to painting Nix as the villain of the story in a way to push the reader into framing Wylie as ‘there are more malicious corrupt people than me and I was just vulnerable to manipulation’, I still think the book is worth reading.
My recommendation is to first watch ‘The Great Hack’ documentary and then read chapters numbers 6,7,10 and Epilogue which will be good enough to get the picture. These were the best parts in my opinion in terms of into-the-point writing without unnecessary details and also are insightful. If you are further interested in the risks of our current digital selves and social media, read chapter 12 (Revelations) as well.
Is the narration written in a self-serving defensive tone rather than storytelling? Yes
but is the book's major point for us to judge Wylie's candor and intentions? I don't think so.
While I didn't like the narration and wasn't invested in Wylie's choices starting from the Trinidad project up to painting Nix as the villain of the story in a way to push the reader into framing Wylie as ‘there are more malicious corrupt people than me and I was just vulnerable to manipulation’, I still think the book is worth reading.
My recommendation is to first watch ‘The Great Hack’ documentary and then read chapters numbers 6,7,10 and Epilogue which will be good enough to get the picture. These were the best parts in my opinion in terms of into-the-point writing without unnecessary details and also are insightful. If you are further interested in the risks of our current digital selves and social media, read chapter 12 (Revelations) as well.