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mishamir's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
christinajcraig's review against another edition
3.0
I was able to understand and relish the essays in the beginning of the book, on war photography, Paul Strand, looking at animals. They were really wonderful in many ways and I hope to read more photography criticism like them. They fascinated me. Reader's delight.
tomstbr's review against another edition
5.0
"Modern zoos are an epitaph to a relationship which was as old as man. They are not seen as such because the wrong questions have been addressed to zoos."
A book full of wonderful quotes and insights like the above. Great art criticism and even some history all in easy to digest short essays.
A book full of wonderful quotes and insights like the above. Great art criticism and even some history all in easy to digest short essays.
lisawhelpley's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed a few of these essays and the visual examples given.
ericfheiman's review against another edition
3.0
Berger's insights can be profound, but too often they seem to get bogged down in Marxist rhetoric and theory. I'd go so far to say that he's overrated, but at least he has a point of view and a well-argued one. I'd stick with his beguiling fiction instead.
mg2023's review against another edition
5.0
I wish I could see the world through the gaze of John Berger. His insights and ability to connect seemingly unrelated realms of time, thought and culture is unmatched. This was a great introduction to many artists and thinkers who I had not heard of before. It is also a great reference book to lead onto other books that the author includes among the pages of this collection of essays.
mazloum's review against another edition
4.0
A tougher, more in-depth read than Ways of Seeing that probably targets people with a bigger background in the arts. Some essays got pretty technical for me, but Berger's insights remain vital.
ezraindited's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5