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grumpyspice's review against another edition
Was reading for work — got through the essay I needed and now just need to put aside until I have more time.
thenorpa's review against another edition
5.0
Trip to Hanoi must be considered the most truthful report of an emotional experience of war in Vietnam in XX century from the American viewpoint. Worth reading.
bladee_cityy's review against another edition
5.0
pierwsza część była prześwietna, szczególnie esej o wyobraźni pornograficznej. sontag jest jedyna w swoim rodzaju tym co robi i obserwowanie jej świadomości jest tak satysfakcjonującym i pochłaniającym przeżyciem
(4,5)
(4,5)
gregbrown's review against another edition
4.0
Sontag always feels beyond my capabilities, speaking both from and of an alien milieu: New York thought and culture of the 1960s and '70s. But there's also an international flavor to her tastes, informed by French writing of the time that often wasn't translated, and really hasn't even become popular today. And then there's her interest in the New Wave films of the time, full of Godard and Bresson and other filmmakers I haven't seen anything of. So you can see why I felt like I was floating, lost and confused, for most of this book.
Yet Sontag's writing has its merits beyond the particulars of each subject she chooses; there's a fierce forcefulness to her thought that's rare in writers, where you can see both her processes of thought and the often orthogonal conclusions reached. I don't pretend to match her wits, but the ride along is thrilling nonetheless. Excited to tackle On Photography next!
Yet Sontag's writing has its merits beyond the particulars of each subject she chooses; there's a fierce forcefulness to her thought that's rare in writers, where you can see both her processes of thought and the often orthogonal conclusions reached. I don't pretend to match her wits, but the ride along is thrilling nonetheless. Excited to tackle On Photography next!