A review by iillianne
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam Alter

hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.5

This was recommended by a friend & I really did enjoy it as it was a thoroughly digestible read. My only complaint is that the author tended to drift off and spend too much time discussing other addictions & stories regarding others who seemingly had little to do with the author’s original purpose (although I am considerate of the time the book was written & therefore the lack of data & anecdotes surrounding tech addictions). Of course it’s easy to be critical of this book given the fact that we are experiencing a whole pandemic that truly accelerated an already accelerating dependence on personal and addictive technology. That’s why though I am excited to hear what this author’s thoughts are on the current ongoing state of people’s tech addictions.