Why people recommend it
Selfie by Will Storr is a thought-provoking exploration of Western individualism, self-esteem, and the cultural obsession with personal identity. Jimmy Carr recommended the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, suggesting that listeners read it alongside another cultural study to fully understand the rising tide of modern alienation and individualism. Steven Bartlett later interviewed author Will Storr on the same podcast, bringing up the title to examine the powerful role that self-esteem plays in contemporary society. During this interview, Bartlett also complimented the catchy and clever title of the book, prompting Storr to discuss the inspiration and motivations behind writing it. Across these podcast episodes, the work is valued for offering a critical lens on how society constructs the modern self, encouraging readers to reflect on the psychological pressures of perfectionism, social media, and the cultural shift toward hyper-individualism in the twenty-first century.
Who recommended it
- Steven Bartlett Discussed
- Jimmy Carr Recommended
Steven Bartlett — 2 mentions
“trying to figure out how how that happens in your in your book selfie you you talk a lot about self-esteem and the role that plays”
“your book selfie yeah um what was the i mean i love the name”
Jimmy Carr — 1 mention
“There's a great book called Selfie and a great book called Tribe. I remember sort of reading them back to back and thinking, 'Yeah, there's something's going on here.'”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“um and when I was doing my research for my book selfie I was sort of because I was interested to know”
“well i mean i i would say so you know i i i mean one of the things i write about in my my book selfie um which which was a few years ago now”
“this was a big lesson i learned again when i was researching selfie and that was all about you know the the kind of the the narcissism of social media”