Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

3 reviews

rory_john14's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0


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vanessa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

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medium-paced

1.0

This is one of the worst books I’ve ever read. 

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cielthedeal's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

High level: A book on cancel culture and shame, very accessible.

I'd rate it a 5 on exploring the complex emotions of shame and how we (society both on and offline) inflict it. The book didn't go where I thought it would and really explores the nuances in shame as a punishment in formal (legal cases) and informal (online) settings - interviewing people who are both the perpetrator (victim of shame?) and the judge.

But then I'd rate it a 3 on the "off the paved path" tracks the book takes. Sometimes Ronson goes off his main message and I think we're going somewhere interesting, and then it turns out the end of the road is not at all related to the original idea or theme and I'm like, how did I end up here?

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