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Jon Ronson: So You've Been Publicly Shamed (2015, Riverhead Books, A member of Penguin Group (USA)) 4 stars

"From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of …

Review of "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This was fascinating— Ronson combines personally interviews with people notoriously shamed on the internet, work with psychology experts and a ton of first person journalism to explore shaming and our responses. There’s no easy answers here — in the afterword he says basically “some people prioritize ideology over humans; I prefer humans” and that captures a lot of this book: there’s a lot of humanity here. Which means a lot of care for human beings and thoughtful approaches to not what “feels right” but actually helps people do right. There’s not shaming of shamers, either — Ronson is also honest about his own temptations to scoff at people over the internet. For such a firebrand of a topic it’s calm and personalized. And very readable.