So You've Been Publicly Shamed
31 December 2015Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador Books
Jon Ronson's 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.’
The rise of social media has seen a great renaissance in public shaming. Justice has been democratized. The silent majority are getting a voice. But what...
Details
31 December 2015320 pages
9781509829453Imprint: Picador
Reviews
He is such an exceptional writer . . . an incredibly funny writer . . . a perfect sense of comic timing throughout, but he manages to deal with profound subjects . . . so enjoyable . . . you can be having a laugh while understanding a social phenomenon in a completely unique way; it's such a great book . . . We're buying it!The BBC Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman
A magnificent book, subtly argued, often painfully funny and yet deeply serious. . . I'm not sure I can recommend it highly enoughDaily Mail
A work of original, inspired journalism, it considers the complex dynamics between those who shame and those who are shamed, both of whom can become the focus of social media's grotesque, disproportionate judgmentsLaurence Scott, Financial Times
Superb and terrifying . . . relentlessly entertaining and thought-provoking Steven Poole, Guardian
