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Taylor Lorenz: Extremely Online (Hardcover, 2023, Simon & Schuster) 4 stars

Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet—revealing how …

Review of 'Extremely Online' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I’m not certain I know who this book is for, but it wasn’t for me. There is some analysis at the end, but I would’ve liked a bit more. It often just read like a Wikipedia article about influencers. It was a bit boring at the start, got good around the Vine section, then felt rushed at the end. I dunno, if you’re into mainstream online celebrities this might be interesting to see how they moved from one platform to the other, but I couldn’t imagine caring about these people. Well-researched, though. Just imagining compiling this info makes my head spin.