Trick Mirror

Trick Mirror : Reflections on Self-Delusion

A Times book of the year
A Guardian book of the year
'Magnificent'The Times
'Dazzling' New Statesman
'It filled me with hope' Zadie Smith
What happens to our behaviour when we live most of our lives online? What does it mean to 'always be optimising'? And what is it about scams and the millennial generation?

Offering nuanced and witty reflections on feminism, reality TV, the internet, drugs, identity and more, Trick Mirror is a multifaceted, thought-provoking and entertaining response to our zeitgeist - a must-read for anyone interested in the way we live and think today.

  • Format: Paperback | 320 pages
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 22mm | 230g
  • Publication date: 23 Jul 2020
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780008294953
  • Bestsellers rank: 2,062

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