A review by kurtwombat
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.5

 
I will admit that before listening to this book—I too occasionally found myself confused betwixt the Naomi’s. Naomi Klein—feminist, social activist, author, professor known for her  criticism of corporate globalization, fascism, Eco fascism and capitalism. Naomi Wolf—former feminist who famously authored the ground breaking THE BEAUTY MYTH but turned right wing agitator & conspiracist. From those descriptions you can see why Klein wouldn’t want to be social media confused with Wolf. Once they   appeared to have much in common but now are looking glass opposites. I won’t be confusing them again. 
 
Klein spends much of the book drawing a line between herself and Wolf—reinforcing it again and again through each new topic. This process creates a nice format for addressing global and national concerns. For America it’s how we are splitting as a nation. Across our social fabric there is a reimagining of America creating a “mirror world”. Constructed of half-truths, falsehoods and conspiracies for profit and power, it is becoming home for an alarming number of Americans—and put someone like Trump in the White House. 
 
There is a lot to take in here—the details make it feel academic while the doppelganger angle makes it feel more immediate and personal. I was exhausted by the end of it trying to digest it all. And I am winded now feeling overwhelmed in this review trying to synopsis it properly. If it feels like this review just kind of ends…..