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
'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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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
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
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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