Crash Override (book)

Crash Override
Hardcover (2017)
Author Zoë Quinn
Genre Nonfiction, Memoir[1]
Published 2017 (PublicAffairs)
Pages 256
ISBN 978-1-61039-808-4

Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate is a book-length memoir by indie video game developer Zoë Quinn about her experiences as the target of Gamergate and in countering online abuse.

Reception

Critics praised Quinn's honest and sober outlook in the face of harassment.[2][3] Kirkus Reviews wrote that the book's presentation was sometimes scattered in switching between personal anecdote and online safety advice.[2]

The book was nominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Related Work (i.e., non-fiction work related to science fiction or fantasy).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Crash Override". www.publicaffairsbooks.com. PublicAffairs Books. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Rev. of Crash Override by Zoë Quinn". Kirkus Reviews. June 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Peterson, Latoya. "In 'Crash Override,' Zoe Quinn Shares Her Boss Battle Against Online Harassment". NPR.org. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced" Tor.com 3-31-2018

Further reading

  • Campbell, Colin (September 6, 2017). "Zoë Quinn tells her story". Polygon. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  • Fleming, Jr., Mike (November 6, 2015). "Amy Pascal Wins Zoe Quinn's Gamergate Memoir 'Crash Override'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  • "Gamergate Target Zoe Quinn Can Teach Us How to Fight Online Hate". Wired. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  • Moon, Mariella (April 4, 2017). "Zoe Quinn's book about fighting online hate arrives Sept. 6th". Engadget. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  • "Nonfiction Book Review: Crash Override". Publishers Weekly. July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.


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