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Sherry Turkle

The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir

Sherry TurkleNonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

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Sherry Turkle

The Empathy Diaries

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021
Book Details
Pages

384

Format

Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction

Setting

Boston, Massachusetts • 1950s

Publication Year

2021

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

The Empathy Diaries by Sherry Turkle is a memoir intertwining her personal and academic journey, focusing on family secrets, her father's unsanctioned experiments on her, and her mother's silence to hide the truth. Turkle chronicles her career, exploring the nexus between technology and human emotion while developing her belief in empathy as a distinctive human quality at risk from unfeeling AI.

Contemplative

Informative

Emotional

Nostalgic

Melancholic

Reviews & Readership

4.2

1,874 ratings

76%

Loved it

20%

Mixed feelings

5%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

The Empathy Diaries by Sherry Turkle has received praise for its insightful intertwining of personal memoir and intellectual exploration, highlighting the importance of empathy in technology and relationships. Reviewers commend Turkle's candid storytelling and thought-provoking content, although some note the narrative occasionally meanders. Overall, it’s a compelling read.

Who should read this

Who Should Read The Empathy Diaries?

Readers who enjoy blending technology, psychology, and memoir will appreciate Sherry Turkle's The Empathy Diaries. Comparable to Oliver Sacks' An Anthropologist on Mars and Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost, this book delves into the human aspects of technological interactions.

4.2

1,874 ratings

76%

Loved it

20%

Mixed feelings

5%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

384

Format

Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction

Setting

Boston, Massachusetts • 1950s

Publication Year

2021

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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