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joahattr's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
adelineee_graceee's review against another edition
5.0
i aspire to write something as articulate and nuanced one day
helenap's review against another edition
4.0
I was recommended this book by a teacher because she thought it would help my ext 2 research AND MY GOD WAS IT FANTASTIC. I was consistently impressed with the breadth of cultural and political knowledge that Nelson referred to, and blown away that she could incorporate such a wide range of sources into a concise piece of work. I especially appreciated her embrace of nuance, trying on a bunch of different perspectives and ideologies so as the reader could fully grasp the breadth of cruelty. Her writing was intelligent and provocative, but sometimes it became, for lack of a better word, wanky, and that’s why it’s only 4 stars.
librar_bee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
5 stars. Poignant and lyrical as always, Nelson takes us through the gallery of her thoughts and recollections on the depictions of cruelty across multimedia art forms. I am forever impressed by Nelson's measured and thoughtful recollections, combined with her ability to write even the darkest of subject matter as though it were poetry.
An incredibly visual narrative that poses questions for the ages, this is a book that will not be leaving the forefront of my mind for quite some time.
An incredibly visual narrative that poses questions for the ages, this is a book that will not be leaving the forefront of my mind for quite some time.
anneliehyatt's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful book which studies representations of cruelty and examines their function in doing so. This book was difficult to read, especially for someone who is as art-illiterate as myself, but one I nonetheless enjoyed. Nelson is an incredible writer who has a loving use of language.