Reviews

Hair by Scott Lowe

vsbedford's review against another edition

3.0

One of the more idiosyncratic entries in the Object Lesson series and one could be more or less enjoyable because of that - Mr. Lowe adopts a very conversational tone, so if this is a writer that you don't want to chat with , you're not going to have a good time. As such, this is stronger in it's anecdotal stories than in it's pure academics (as are most of the Object Lesson books). A fun read but not a surprising one.

I received an ecopy from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

cherrycola's review

4.0

I enjoy microhistories like this. This has a definite focus on various religious traditions on hair that I found very interesting, even though Lowe can’t write about them without inserting his own judgments. It’s fair from comprehensive, of course, considering its slenderness, but you still learn a ton.