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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
The viral essay this book is based on/written around was excellent — but the book hasn’t said anything that the essay didn’t already say more successfully or succinctly.
A really great starting point for this tough topic. Dederer really considers the philosophical and emotional issues surrounding bad people who make art. I would love to see thus built upon to consider wider sociological considerations such as economy and oppression.
Absolutely loved the first half/two thirds plus the last essay, but the last turn the book took really wasn’t for me and left me skimming.
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emotional
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Insightful and interesting. I did feel some of her personal anecdotes did drag on at times, but most of them really added to the conversation.
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medium-paced
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
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reflective
medium-paced
An examination of art vs. artist that greatly benefitted from the artist inserting herself - the case for the subjective over supposed objectivity brings the conversation more nuance than any academic text could allow.
challenging
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informative
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The first 2/3 was so smart and thought-provoking. The chapters about ambitious women and mother artists as somehow monstrous were harder for me to get behind. She made some interesting observations in the drinking chapter but it didn't end nearly as strong as it began for me.