Trick Mirror

Reflections on Self-Delusion

| 4.37 | 22,971 ratings and reviews

Recommended by Lydia Polgreen, Maryanne Hobbs, Yashar Ali, and 4 others. See all reviews

Ranked #7 in Essays, Ranked #24 in Period — see more rankings.

Trick Mirror is an enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives. This is a book about the incentives that shape us, and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly in a culture that revolves around the self. In each essay, Jia writes about the cultural prisms that have shaped her: the rise of the nightmare social internet; the American scammer as millennial hero; the literary heroine’s journey from brave to blank to bitter; the mandate that everything, including our bodies, should always be getting more... more
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Lydia Polgreen This book is amazing and you should read it. https://t.co/pcbmYUR4QP (Source)

Maryanne Hobbs ⁦@jiatolentino⁩ hello Jia :) finding your perspectives in the new book fascinating and so resonant.. thank you 🌹 m/a..x https://t.co/BoNzB1BuDf (Source)

Yashar Ali . @jiatolentino’s fabulous book is one of President Obama’s favorite books of 2019 https://t.co/QHzZsHl2rF (Source)

Sarah Spain Jet lag got me this am & I re-read the first essay of Jia Tolentino’s book, Trick Mirror. It’s an incredibly honest & insightful look at our relationship w/ the internet. Read the book in full, but for now, the essay is here (click book image & scroll): https://t.co/62GdCHvtm7 (Source)

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