A review by dobbsthedog
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

4.0

This was a fascinating book.  It starts with Klein talking about her own doppelgänger, Naomi Wolf, and how being repeatedly confused with Wolf had impacted on her life and career.  But then she went on to talk about all kinds of other doppelgänger/doubling situations and I found it incredibly interesting.

I don’t know that I can write an overly nuanced review of this book, as it covered a lot; from how left-leaning folks swung hard to the right during Covid to how Israel is a warped doppelgänger of other European colonizer states.  

Throughout she referenced various historical, as well as some contemporary, stories and instances of doubling or meeting one’s doppelgänger, and drew parallels to all kinds of political and societal instances we are seeing today.

This wasn’t the easiest book to read, it’s a bit dense, but I do recommend reading it if you have much of a presence online or want a more critical look at online life and politics in the current climate.