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Crash Override (book)

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Crash Override
Hardcover (2017)
AuthorZoë Quinn
GenreNonfiction, Memoir[1]
Published2017 (PublicAffairs)
Pages256
ISBN978-1-61039-808-4
External videos
video icon The author discusses the book at the Strand Bookstore

Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate is a memoir by indie video game developer Zoë Quinn about their experiences as the target of Gamergate and in countering online abuse.

Reception

Critics praised what they described as Quinn's honest and sober outlook in the face of harassment.[2][3] Kirkus Reviews wrote that the book's presentation was sometimes scattered in switching between personal anecdote and online safety advice.[2]

The book was nominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Related Work (i.e., non-fiction work related to science fiction or fantasy).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Crash Override". www.publicaffairsbooks.com. PublicAffairs Books. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Rev. of Crash Override by Zoë Quinn". Kirkus Reviews. June 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Peterson, Latoya. "In 'Crash Override,' Zoe Quinn Shares Her Boss Battle Against Online Harassment". NPR.org. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced" Tor.com 3-31-2018

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