A review by violetturtledove
Monsters: What Do We Do With Great Art By Bad People? by Claire Dederer

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I don't think I could have picked a more timely or relevant book to read right now, although the issues it covers aren't exactly new. It's a thorough exploration of the nature of art, artist and audience, touching on ethics, capitalism, parasocial relationships, creative genius, trauma, motherhood... but most importantly how art makes us feel. 

It won't give any easy answers (because there are none) but it should have the starting points to make whatever decisions you need. 

This is definitely, as befits the authors ambition, 'an important book'.