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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
informative
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challenging
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fast-paced
Despite Rothfeld’s disdain for many of my faves, I loved so much of this. Especially the chapter on mindfulness and thinking. This felt like those arguments your parents have with their friends when they visit.
It was fast, punchy and ridiculously funny.
However there were some glaring blind spots that were made all the more obvious at her insistence on pointing them out in others. Namely race and racially inequity. This book is glaringly white in its art and referential content, of which there are so many; Very few are outside the scope of white western canon.
It was fast, punchy and ridiculously funny.
However there were some glaring blind spots that were made all the more obvious at her insistence on pointing them out in others. Namely race and racially inequity. This book is glaringly white in its art and referential content, of which there are so many; Very few are outside the scope of white western canon.
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
I thought this book would be more an argument in favour of hedonism and excess, rather than against minimalism and restraint, but either way it's effective. This is some real highbrow haterism. I actually listened to the audiobook at 2x speed instead of 3x because I needed more time to chew on these delicious hot takes. I might even revisit this one. Hats off to Becca Rothfield.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Maybe the best book I've read in months
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Hit and miss for me
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Really enjoyed this book. Rothfeld’s voice/criticism is refreshing. Here’s to excess 🥂
Not a quick read like I thought it would be! The essays are quite dense and sometimes scholarly, though the subjects are interesting for the most part. Some essays appealed to me more simply because the topics held greater interest. The ones I liked most covered movies, such as the piece on Cronenberg. I also enjoyed the essays on the author's dislike of minimalism and Marie Kondo (and her ilk), on the history and longtime trend of mindfulness, and on equality in love, where she pens a truly inspired comparison of Pride and Prejudice with His Girl Friday(!). The cultural criticism can sometimes seem plodding, but overall I'm glad I read this book.
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced