{"product_id":"bad-influence-oenone-forbat-9781529423914","title":"Bad Influence: Reflections on a Life Lived Online","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAn ideal summer read\u003ci\u003e' EVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Equal parts insightful and entertaining - whatever your take on influencers, \u003ci\u003eBad Influence\u003c\/i\u003e is a great read' \u003ci\u003eYOMI ADEGOKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOenone 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eBad Influence\u003c\/i\u003e examines what happens when your day-to-day reality becomes #content - and that #content pays your bills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt asks: can you truly be authentic online? Can social media be a force for good? Is it necessarily bad for our mental health? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten 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 \u003ci\u003einstagrammable\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Warm, juicy, and eye-opening, like having a chat with a best friend' \u003cb\u003eANNIE LORD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If ever a book captured the zeitgeist, this is it' \u003cb\u003eGRACE CAMPBELL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eFunny, warm and brilliantly engaging'\u003cb\u003e LUCY VINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oenone Forbat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529423910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529423914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quercus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Oenone Forbat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202955428095,"sku":"9781529423914","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b1d0b80-cc57-47b7-ad9f-36705d00ed2b.jpg?v=1756833893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bad-influence-oenone-forbat-9781529423914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}