Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag

4.08 AVERAGE

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3.75
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mkaw91's review against another edition

4.5
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4.0
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Sentence structure made concepts difficult to grasp at first. Overall: relevant read that helped me think about how to think about our constant exposure to genocide through social media and gave me a broad historical perspective on our particular current moment. 
I admire the depth of Sontag’s reflections. It seems she’s not satisfied with simply proving her argument — or rather resists any easy ending, pushing past conclusion-drawing until there are no more conclusions, only more questions.   
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motherhouse's review against another edition

5.0
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jonfaith's review against another edition

4.0
Cursory and effective, I read this in an afternoon. I have never allowed myself access to her fiction but her essays always maintained a welcome gravity.
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4.75
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3.5
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5.0
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4.0
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3.5
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