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272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393608779
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 May 2021
Description
"Astute and consistently surprising critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century.The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable and r...
Community Reviews Summary of 451 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
challenging 53%
inspiring 46%
hopeful 33%
emotional 30%
sad 15%
dark 14%
adventurous 5%
tense 2%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 6%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Murder, CancerModerate
Homophobia, Body horror, RacismMinor
Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content
272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393608779
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 May 2021
Description
"Astute and consistently surprising critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century.The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable and r...
Community Reviews Summary of 451 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
challenging 53%
inspiring 46%
hopeful 33%
emotional 30%
sad 15%
dark 14%
adventurous 5%
tense 2%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 6%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Murder, CancerModerate
Homophobia, Body horror, RacismMinor
Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content