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A review by tobestik
Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America by William Sommer
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A great place to start if you're new to the world of buck-wild online conspiracies and how they bleed in to the real world. Sommer also does a fantastic job of humanizing the victims of Q and positing the somehow radical idea of "these are still our fellow man, maybe we don't give up on them" while also holding accountable those who exploit them.
If you are someone deep into the world of conspiracies you may not find new information per say, but the book is written in a way that is very easy to connect with emotionally. You may also find yourself just waiting for your least favorite internet grifters to make an appearance. It's not fun every time!
The book does not follow a linear timeline, instead jumping around in time as it becomes relevant to the topic which can be a bit much at times. All in all though a great account from someone who waded into this world before most other journalists even knew it existed.
If you are someone deep into the world of conspiracies you may not find new information per say, but the book is written in a way that is very easy to connect with emotionally. You may also find yourself just waiting for your least favorite internet grifters to make an appearance. It's not fun every time!
The book does not follow a linear timeline, instead jumping around in time as it becomes relevant to the topic which can be a bit much at times. All in all though a great account from someone who waded into this world before most other journalists even knew it existed.