Bad Influence: The hotly-anticipated debut memoir about growing up online - 'An ideal summer read' EVENING STANDARD

By: Oenone Forbat

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Synopsis: A smart, humorous and candid account of coming of age on the internet, from the much-loved online personality Oenone Forbat.'I have spent most of my adult life online, so much so that it can be hard to know which parts of me are the 'real' me and which parts I have subconsciously edited, facetuned and perhaps exaggerated, to suit being so hyper-visible'Oenone didn't set out to become an influencer. The word barely existed when she started posting on Instagram at university to document her 'fitness journey' after a toxic relationship came to a messy end.In this humorous meditation on her digitized life, Oenone chronicles the pits and peaks of coming of age online. Grappling with modern-day issues on a public stage - from body image and personal boundaries to the limitations of online activism, Bad Influence examines what happens when your day-to-day reality becomes #content - and that #content pays your bills.It asks: can you truly be authentic online? Can social media be a force for good? Is it necessarily bad for our mental health?Written and narrated with wit, warmth and honesty, this is a candid account of what it really means to be an influencer, from someone still figuring it out: the good, the bad and the instagrammable.(P)2023 Quercus Editions Limited

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781529423921
Related ISBNs:: 9781529423891
Publisher:: Quercus
Date of Addition:: 08/31/23
Copyrighted By:: Oenone Forbat
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Oenone Forbat
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Humor
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.