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Naomi Klein: Doppelganger (2023, Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self—a double who …

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What a great book. Truly had no idea what to expect and exceeded my expectations. Never heard of Naomi Klein nor Wolf, but got to know both well by the end of the book. I can't really see the similarities and find it quite frightening how they both could be so easily mistaken.
She discusses the literary sources of doppelgangers and themes in these stories. Who are we really ourselves? How does the online persona we all have really relate to the real person. A much deeper dive into the world of doubles I would have imagined possible. Whilst also looking into conspiracy theories and the spreading of lies Wolf has been doing whilst acting like a messiah.