The author who beat Adolescence to it
Martin Geissler and Laura Miller hear how Scottish author Chris McQueer beat Adolescence to it with his debut novel, Hermit, inspired by incels and the so-called manosphere.
Two weeks before Netflix released Adolescence, a debut novel by Scottish writer Chris McQueer with strikingly similar influences was published.
Chris tells Martin about the 'boggin' things he saw while researching incels and the so-called manosphere for his book, Hermit, and reveals why he thinks some young men are so attracted to the message of online influencers like Andrew Tate.
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