Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

I’ve been familiar for Dylan Marron for years, and I’ve enjoyed a lot of his work. This book was no exception. While it occasionally veers into something close to self-indulgent celebrity memoir territory, Conversations with People Who Hate Me ultimately has a lot more going on than that. Marron’s podcast has always fascinated me, and I loved learning more about its origins and the conclusions he’s reached from it. I also appreciated the compassionate, nuanced approach he took to discussing contentious issues and difficult conversations.

This book isn’t necessarily brilliant or groundbreaking. It certainly won’t be for everyone. But I found a lot of value in it, especially as someone who spends far too much time on the Internet, and I think that others likely will as well.

NOTE: while no part of this book describes these things in graphic detail, there are multiple mentions of various types of bigotry as well as hate crimes and sexual assault.