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myprettyplums's review against another edition
1.0
41% DNF - this book was really disappointing. I’m fascinated by the idea of canceling, shaming and social media but this book is a just a bunch of case studies. There is not much thoughtful commentary on the subject of public shaming and how it relates to western culture or the justice system.
blueberry31's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great book, and the first I've read that actually tries to analyze what's really happening when internet-shaming takes place. I found it to be very well put together and never boring, as the author takes the reader on his personal journey to learn from experts, victims and even perpetrators. The result is a very multi-dimensional and well-researched book that gets you thinking about shame: what are its standards and criteria (and why are some things shameful for a certain group, yet not for another), how does it carry itself out, what is driving force behind the shamers, what is the true impact on the ones being shamed...
I liked that while the book was written in context of internet shaming (on Twitter), the author took many different paths to truly understand the broader topic of shame and its role in human socialization and interaction. I honestly wouldn't have minded even more deep dive on the psychological impacts of shaming (I loved the part on James Gilligan's work), but overall really interesting read!
I liked that while the book was written in context of internet shaming (on Twitter), the author took many different paths to truly understand the broader topic of shame and its role in human socialization and interaction. I honestly wouldn't have minded even more deep dive on the psychological impacts of shaming (I loved the part on James Gilligan's work), but overall really interesting read!
abstab's review against another edition
3.0
You know when you read a book where you don’t understand a single word? This book - there was no sustenance just stories of getting shamed and what not ok serve
cupcates's review against another edition
3.0
this wasn't particularly great but i sure do love the stanford prison experiment
shermreads's review against another edition
3.0
reading this book felt like hacking your way through a forest for days on end, only to end up where you started. a case study in obscuring your thesis in anecdote after anecdote, I left not being entirely certain about a feasible call to action. an admirable attempt to cover a topic that really should be explored in more depth and kudos to him for his clearly compassionate writing, but it needed a far more critical approach than that which the author mustered.
colleen_corleone's review against another edition
I do not want to continue. After the first person's shaming overview, I would have liked more stories fleshing out other people, making those shamed for minor offenses into a real human with family and loved ones negatively impacted by the long reaching consequences of such public vitriol.
There's a long sequence about Gustave Lebon and how he was loved by dictators for spouting hate for women and minorities in a way that called them inferior and thus unimportant. If it has a point, I'm too tired of reading about him to be interested.
Based on other reviews I read to give me guidance on whether I should continue, I was disuaded by the expectation of continued rambling and tenuous connections.
This started well but lacks cohesion and a sense of purpose. I don't feel a purpose to Jon's writing.
There's a long sequence about Gustave Lebon and how he was loved by dictators for spouting hate for women and minorities in a way that called them inferior and thus unimportant. If it has a point, I'm too tired of reading about him to be interested.
Based on other reviews I read to give me guidance on whether I should continue, I was disuaded by the expectation of continued rambling and tenuous connections.
This started well but lacks cohesion and a sense of purpose. I don't feel a purpose to Jon's writing.