Reviews

Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag

emilieakselsen's review

4.25

repetitive? yes. rambling? yes. obsessive? yes. did eat that shit up? yes. 

snarkyrain's review

fast-paced

4.0

Really insightful! This was my first Sontag read, and I was very impressed by how lucid she made a discursive account of the mythologization of diseases — not the most riveting subject, generally speaking. Will check out AIDS and its Metaphors next! 

savananah's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

mamakiwi's review

challenging informative fast-paced

4.25

safairamariah's review

informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

sbnptwrn's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Antisemitism, Cancer, Medical content, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Ableism, War, and Xenophobia

robynearhart's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

cully9's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

heyitskai's review

medium-paced

cradlow's review

challenging

3.25