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A review by meganmilks
Humiliation by Wayne Koestenbaum
3.0
this book was frustrating. lots of forced connections, a lot of grandstanding and a lot of unconvincing pop psych and pop phil assertions. read a lot like ARE YOU MY MOTHER -- i wanted to like it, there's a lot to like about it, but the queasily ponderous writing style ("funny fact:" there's a website called tinypenishumiliation.com -- gee whiz!) was obstructive, as was the lack of real wisdom. and omg so many assumptions about and projections onto unwitting bystanders.
all that said, the last fugue/chapter is pretty solid and the chapter on artaud and basquiat is particularly interesting.
probably the style and voice issues have to do with the author writing to a general audience. i think about humiliation and shame a lot, so many of these ideas were already familiar.
all that said, the last fugue/chapter is pretty solid and the chapter on artaud and basquiat is particularly interesting.
probably the style and voice issues have to do with the author writing to a general audience. i think about humiliation and shame a lot, so many of these ideas were already familiar.