Crash Override (book) explained

Crash Override
Author:	Zoë Quinn
Genre:	Nonfiction, Memoir^[1]
Published:	2017 (PublicAffairs)
Pages:	256
Isbn:	978-1-61039-808-4

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.

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]

Further reading

• Web site: Campbell . Colin . Zoë Quinn tells her story . . 2017-09-06 . 2017-09-06 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Fleming . Mike Jr. . Amy Pascal Wins Zoe Quinn's Gamergate Memoir 'Crash Override' . . 2015-11-06 . 2017-09-06 . mdy-all .
• Gamergate Target Zoe Quinn Can Teach Us How to Fight Online Hate . . 2017-09-02 . 2017-09-05 . mdy-all .
• News: Giese . Rachel . Review: Zoë Quinn's Crash Override and Ellen Pao's Reset explore the sexism of tech culture . . 2017-09-29 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Grossman . Wendy M. . Crash Override, book review: Gamergate and the battle against online hate . . 2017-09-19 . en . 2018-11-10 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Machkovech . Sam . Crash Override book review: Defining what the Internet can learn from the G-word . . 2017-09-11 . en-us . 2018-11-10 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Moon . Mariella . Zoe Quinn's book about fighting online hate arrives Sept. 6th . . 2017-04-04 . 2017-09-06 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: Crash Override . . 2017-07-24 . 2017-09-06 . mdy-all .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crash Override. www.publicaffairsbooks.com. PublicAffairs Books. 16 September 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034153/http://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/book/crash-override/9781610398084. September 7, 2017. dead.
2. Rev. of Crash Override by Zoë Quinn . . 2017-06-05 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: Peterson. Latoya. In 'Crash Override,' Zoe Quinn Shares Her Boss Battle Against Online Harassment. NPR.org. September 15, 2017. en.
4. https://www.tor.com/2018/03/31/2018-hugo-award-finalists-announced/ "2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced" Tor.com 3-31-2018