Has kind of a Tupperware aspect itself, sorting the dank stew of social-media behavior into separate container-chapters ... Her tone is less prescriptive than breezily inquisitive ... Jezer-Morton tiptoes, by my lights, a little tentatively into the field ... Head-scratchingly, she gives the majority of her subjects pseudonyms 'for privacy reasons' ... But what The Story of Your Life lacks in reportorial ferocity, it makes up in intellectual generosity ... Her book is hopeful and unscolding.
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Jezer-Morton’s sharpest analysis occurs when she economically contextualizes our social media behaviors ... Some claims that Jezer-Morton puts forth intrigue but are mentioned so briefly it’s difficult to feel convinced ... Jezer-Morton does a good job of not retreading predictable ground and her more measured read on the values and drawbacks of social media is reassuring. She is a staunch defender of the merit of storytelling while remaining clear-eyed about the fact that we’ve still yet to find a viable replacement storytelling mechanism.
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A compelling look into this increasingly fraught microcosm. Jezer-Morton’s work is well researched and thoughtful, exploring the often negative influence of social networking sites on human behavior. This is a timely book that is a must-read for our online world.
