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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
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Fascinating. Ultimately the only way out of the self-conscious black hole that is the American caste system is to be an artist. Loved it.
The bohemian Class X, exalted here, gets skewered in follow-up Bobos in Paradise lol
This book is so funny, but it did seem a little dated to me. Yuppies *used* to be an easy target, for instance.
Amusing, incisive, dated. And far too in love with its own "wit."
It took me a strangely long time to even figure out what sort of book I was reading here. Familiar with Fussell from his exceptional war books, especially The Great War and Modern Memory, I guess I was expecting this book to be serious and scholarly.
I sort of kept that expectation, and he did keep mentioning C. Wright Mills and Veblen, but mostly the book poked fun at every social strata and its foibles.
Once I finally realized that it was a humor book (I don't read much humor, okay??), then I was able to laugh. It's a clever book, and surprisingly still pertinent in many ways despite its age. Even though the commentary seemed a little superficial as I read it, I've found myself mentioning it multiple times, so it does add a little class lens to help us see ideology.
I sort of kept that expectation, and he did keep mentioning C. Wright Mills and Veblen, but mostly the book poked fun at every social strata and its foibles.
Once I finally realized that it was a humor book (I don't read much humor, okay??), then I was able to laugh. It's a clever book, and surprisingly still pertinent in many ways despite its age. Even though the commentary seemed a little superficial as I read it, I've found myself mentioning it multiple times, so it does add a little class lens to help us see ideology.
informative
slow-paced
Talks about the ways social class manifested in the US in the 80s. A bit boring.