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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
didn’t realise this book was part memoir and was expecting more thought out arguments on the issue. I’m also not a film person and as the author is a previous film critic, a lot of the examples she uses are of films I know little about.
I LOVED this book. the author brings up question that just make you look harder at your own tendencies to chose justice or pleasure through the media you consume. If you are struggling with consuming art made by a beloved creator that has done something harmful I cannot recommend this book more!
At its best this book was great … however at its worst it was rambling, disjointed and overly stuffed with references. Nonetheless I am fascinated with this topic and constantly have these reflections when I consume art. What is the consumer’s moral responsibility when dealing with monsters? What are we, as fans, enabling, normalizing, promoting? Do our preferences even matter? I wish there was an easy answer to be found in this book, but Dederer does a good job at continuing the conversation.
This was exactly what I expected—a smart, philosophical meditation on art, biography, and monstrousness.
Then it swerved into a different voice and approach that was more grounded memoir—and I can’t resist memoir so it worked for me. Was it disruptive? Yes, and I’d say intentionally so. I can still understand why some readers find it confusing and inapproachable.
Then it swerved into a different voice and approach that was more grounded memoir—and I can’t resist memoir so it worked for me. Was it disruptive? Yes, and I’d say intentionally so. I can still understand why some readers find it confusing and inapproachable.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
reflective
slow-paced
This is a difficult one. The author seems to have arrived at a conclusion that works for her, and the meat of the book are all the thoughts and discussions that led her there. She also acknowledges that there's no definitive answer to the initial question. However, in my opinion, she goes a bit too far when absolving the individual from the negative impact of their actions under capitalism which I disagree with on a fundamental level.
All in all, she shares interesting perspectives and then comes to (for me, personally) odd conclusions.
All in all, she shares interesting perspectives and then comes to (for me, personally) odd conclusions.
felt like a personal reflection the whole time, liked the stream of consciousness but would've liked a bit more of a direct flow
Due cose mi hanno irritato moltissimo -a sufficienza, pare, da tagliare a metà la cinquina delle stelline: ogni parte biografica l'ho trovata sterile e inutile ai fini del discorso più ampio; questo ritratto liberal-progressista di un'autrice di cui ad un certo punto è svelato l'alcolismo dovrebbe stupirci (?) eppure anche quello rimane un dettaglio annacquato e inconsistente.
La seconda è la ripetitività quasi ossessiva di donna=madre. Non ci si discosta MAI dall'idea che la mostruosità femminile possa riguardare altro che non sia l'abbandono o l'abuso dei figli; ogni donna è soppesata nella sua identità materna togliendo dal calcolo e dalla prospettiva qualsiasi altra indagine.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced