Bad Influence

£5.99

Bad Influence

The buzzy debut memoir about growing up online

Memoirs Self-help, personal development and practical advice Humour

Author: Oenone Forbat

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Language: English

Published by: Quercus

Published on: 31st August 2023

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781529423938


''An ideal summer read'' EVENING STANDARD

''Equal parts insightful and entertaining - whatever your take on influencers, Bad Influence is a great read'' YOMI ADEGOKE

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 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.

''Warm, juicy, and eye-opening, like having a chat with a best friend'' ANNIE LORD

''If ever a book captured the zeitgeist, this is it'' GRACE CAMPBELL

''Funny, warm and brilliantly engaging LUCY VINE

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