| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
xi, 303 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The I in internet -- Reality TV me -- Always be optimizing -- Pure heroines -- Ecstasy -- The story of a generation in seven scams -- We come from old Virginia -- The cult of the difficult woman -- I thee dread. |
| Summary |
In each essay, Tolentino writes about a cultural prism: the rise of the nightmare social internet; the advent of scamming as the definitive millennial ethos; the literary heroine’s journey from brave to blank to bitter; the punitive dream of optimization, which insists that everything, including our bodies, should become more efficient and beautiful until we die. |
| Subject |
United States -- Civilization -- 21st century.
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