A review by librar_bee
The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning by Maggie Nelson

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

5 stars. Poignant and lyrical as always, Nelson takes us through the gallery of her thoughts and recollections on the depictions of cruelty across multimedia art forms. I am forever impressed by Nelson's measured and thoughtful recollections, combined with her ability to write even the darkest of subject matter as though it were poetry.

An incredibly visual narrative that poses questions for the ages, this is a book that will not be leaving the forefront of my mind for quite some time.