The book is “a product of its time,“ sure, so let me just say that said time and the people who lived in it were plain terrible.
The book is “a product of its time,“ sure, so let me just say that said time and the people who lived in it were plain terrible.
Previously published short essays on politics, pop culture, interviews with celebrities, and a snippet from Gay's advice column. I enjoyed the pop culture pieces the most, because Gay geeks out in a way that makes you see the appeal of the stupidest things. (Except the Bachelor. Nothing can make me see the appeal of The Bachelor.) The political sections were hard to read--because now they rhyme. The rest was pretty meh. A soft pick.
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I highly enjoy Roxane Gay's non-fiction. Her writing style is very approachable and clear, and I never feel condescended to. I just love her.
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I didn't DNF this, but I did start skimming. It was just so obvious. And I know it ultimately wasn't going to go *much* into the perfectly likeable female characters who get vilified by pop culture and fandom, but it didn't even touch on it. Disappointing in the end, and definitely makes me wonder if her book on horror was just as obvious to someone who actually likes horror films.
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Very informative book if you love geography and travel
I really like Bogutskaya's more recent book on horror, but I'm kinda reevaluating in that in light of how *obvious* this is. I grew up in fandom with Relena Peacecraft and Rinoa Heartily being vilified for being “unlikeable“, and turned into caricatures that made absolutely no sense -- angry “bitches“, “sluts“, etc. Nothing here is particularly insightful.
Contemplating DNFing, or at least skimming. Disappointing.
Picked up this slim volume from the library. Interesting little read about this cultural item from the south east Asian region.
This is a must read for anyone interested in or horrified by the ways in which social media has disrupted how we write, communicate with each other and conceive of ourselves, politics and society. Moreover, this essay in book format reads as part philosophy, psychology and history to deliver a thorough analysis of the present danger posed by the “social industry” especially in relation to conspiracy theories and political campaigns. Great read!
I thought this was an interesting audiobook. It looks at tv and film and how things have changed over time.
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