So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Now a New York Times bestseller and from the author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame.

'It's about the terror, isn't it?'

'The terror of what?' I said.

'The terror of being found out.'

For the past three years, Jon Ronson has travelled the world meeting recipi...show more

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Anonymous
Dec 04, 2023
8/10 stars
I enjoy Ronson's writing style and his interviews. He interviewed on The Daily Show about this book and I immediately put it in my to-read list on Goodreads (over 1,000 books strong).

The internet is a hotbed of trolls who live for the anonymity of the world wide web so they can ruin lives on a lark. I've not participated in shamings online because they are stupid. After finishing this book, I'm more adamant that the people who set out to destroy...read more
crabbyabbe
Mar 11, 2022
8/10 stars
This book has been center to a MAJOR controversy at the school I just recently retired from; in fact, the principal has been let go because of it. It is glaringly apparent to me who read/did not read the entire novel now after having read it myself. And that includes EVERY SINGLE PARENT WHO HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BOOK. It is a book trying to save our souls from not only being shamed but from shaming someone else and enjoying it. The lewd langua...read more

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