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Monsters: What Do We Do With Great Art By Bad People?
by Claire Dederer
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
great!!
much easier to read and definitely a whole lot funnier than I'd expected. Dederer has a great, conversational, tone that makes her thesis feel interesting, pretty breezy, from start to finish. I don't think she always takes the easiest path to that thesis statement however; some chapters are more obviously serving as bridges from one point to another and not each chapter is equally as successful as each other. it does still contain some really excellent writing on Wagner, Hemingway, Picasso, Nabokov, Raymond Carver, and more. really multifaceted perspectives that make you admire the amount of ground Dederer is covering, and how easily she's doing it. she's ultimately providing a sharp and insightful, strong, exploration of experience and understanding, rather than any guide or advice, a How to Witch Hunt, or Cancel Culture bible. happy to read this, happy to have had it as a birthday gift, happy to recommend it to pretty much anyone.
not as easy to blast through as I'd hoped, especially considering the amount I enjoyed it, but hardly tough to read, or stomach, if you're concerned.
much easier to read and definitely a whole lot funnier than I'd expected. Dederer has a great, conversational, tone that makes her thesis feel interesting, pretty breezy, from start to finish. I don't think she always takes the easiest path to that thesis statement however; some chapters are more obviously serving as bridges from one point to another and not each chapter is equally as successful as each other. it does still contain some really excellent writing on Wagner, Hemingway, Picasso, Nabokov, Raymond Carver, and more. really multifaceted perspectives that make you admire the amount of ground Dederer is covering, and how easily she's doing it. she's ultimately providing a sharp and insightful, strong, exploration of experience and understanding, rather than any guide or advice, a How to Witch Hunt, or Cancel Culture bible. happy to read this, happy to have had it as a birthday gift, happy to recommend it to pretty much anyone.
not as easy to blast through as I'd hoped, especially considering the amount I enjoyed it, but hardly tough to read, or stomach, if you're concerned.