Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth by A.O. Scott

Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth

A.O. Scott

303 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy reflective slow-paced
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The New York Times film critic shows why we need criticism now more than everFew could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A.O. Scott shows in Better Living Through Criticism is that we are, in fact, all critics: because c...

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informative 90%
reflective 63%
challenging 45%
inspiring 27%
funny 18%
hopeful 18%
lighthearted 18%
dark 9%

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slow 41%

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