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dov's review
3.5
reading this while studying for finals was definitely a choice… but I enjoyed it, specially the lasts chapters of the book. I love the idea that politics is closely related to love and art, and how in order to cambiar y tener una ideología determinada tenemos que intentar habitar en la realidad del “tu” para poder hacer un mundo más justo, y todo el amor que esto conlleva.
ahtk93's review
3.0
This hit different the second time around. My first read through was on beginning-of-pandemic-mid-March-2020 brain, my second reread is on it’s-been-a-year-and-a-half-ish-of-shit-hitting-the-fan brain and I have knocked it down a star.
There’s one quote that I would love to ask Byung-Chul about now “post-apocalypse”-ish: “In other words: only an apocalypse can liberate - indeed, redeem - is from the inferno of the same, and lead us toward the Other.”
There’s one quote that I would love to ask Byung-Chul about now “post-apocalypse”-ish: “In other words: only an apocalypse can liberate - indeed, redeem - is from the inferno of the same, and lead us toward the Other.”
david_rhee's review against another edition
4.0
This is a thoughtful and interesting essay on how the erotic is being lost as a creative element in the positivity based consumer society of today's world and how it relates to multiple aspects of that society. Han takes the reader through literary examples to establish Eros as a critical balancing need between Self and Other. Once he achieves this end, Han explores the role of Eros in love, theory, and creativity in the arts in clear and thought provoking fashion. This work is deep enough to awaken and stimulate reflection but short and concise enough to allow for easy digestion.
alleyboop's review
3.0
I wanted more from this book. I felt inundated with other peoples' ideas and quips about other people's philosophy. The negativity idea that is the reciprocal of positivity towards love was really intriguing to me after reading Eros the Bittersweet and her allusions of paradox with love. I really thought he was on to something, but rather rambled the rest of the book about how capitalism has destroy our ability to truly love. Which great...I get the point, but I really didn't need 40 pages of it and then examples from other people's work. I will say the idea that we are all more narcissistic and only really think of ourselves, which limits our ability to truly give ourselves over to another person, was quite interesting (whether it is a new philosophical concept that I do not know).
xxrosedarlingxx's review against another edition
3.0
Sentí que fue más la recopilación de distintas teorías.
apolimiareads's review against another edition
3.0
el chabon analizando cincuenta sombras de grey es literalmente yo relacionando todo lo que leo en la carrera con mis libritos de romance go off king!!!!
mandarin_mandarin's review
3.0
My toxic trait is definitely reading books that are beyond my comprehension abilities.
That being said, the little that I did actually get, was quite intriguing & interesting, I'd definitely like to read what Byung-Chul Han has to say.
The Burnout society next
That being said, the little that I did actually get, was quite intriguing & interesting, I'd definitely like to read what Byung-Chul Han has to say.
The Burnout society next