Trick Mirror is an enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives. This is a book about the incentives that shape us, and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly in a culture that revolves around the self. In each essay, Jia writes about the cultural prisms that have shaped her: the rise of the nightmare social internet; the American scammer as millennial hero; the literary heroine’s journey from brave to blank to bitter; the mandate that everything, including our bodies, should always be getting more efficient and beautiful until we die.

Described as the best essayist in the US by Rebecca Solnit and the 'Joan Didion of our times', Tolentino's collection of essays is essential reading. A sharp and witty take on modern culture, Jia writes so intelligently you will want to devour this book and bring it up during dinner party conversations.
The essays deal with everything from self-optimization and women's obsession with expensive gym classes to hallucinogenic drugs. It's not to be missed.