Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-DelusionNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From The New Yorkers beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.Esquire Book Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times A whip smart, challenging book.Zadie Smith Jia Tolentino could be the Joan Didion of our time.Vulture FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLES JOHN LEONARD PRIZE

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What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can't let go

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