Trick Mirror

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion is a 2019 book by American author Jia Tolentino. The book contains nine essays. Topics addressed in the essays include internet culture, "scammer culture", and contemporary feminism.

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
AuthorJia Tolentino
SubjectsInternet culture
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
6 August 2019
Media typePrint (Hardback)

Writing and composition

Tolentino began writing the collection in early 2017 and finished it in the fall of 2018.[1] Before the sale of the book to a publisher, Tolentino chose a "question" to address in each essay.[2] Tolentino selected the order of the essays so that each "builds" on the previous one.[2]

Reception

The collection received mostly "Positive" reviews, according to literary review aggregator Book Marks.[3]

References

  1. Acovino, Vincent (6 August 2019). "'Trick Mirror' Finds Hope That Little Truths Will Emerge Amid Absurdities". NPR. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. Ransom, Brian (7 August 2019). "Please Fire Jia Tolentino". The Paris Review. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. "Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion". Book Marks. Retrieved 22 January 2020.


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