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A review by jweeden08
The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis by Darryl Cunningham
4.0
I'm mainly captivated by Cunningham's ability to tell this story so succinctly. As a designer who often strives to distill down complex thoughts for pleseant consumption, I'm plagued by wanting to ask him where he started with this story. Was it with the crash and then expanded? Did he through some twist of fate become interested in Ayn Rand and followed the white rabbit down this whole? How incredibly long was the first draft? How painful (yet satisfying) was it to cut down pieces so the story shown in its purest form? How did you determine your tools/style for each section and frame of the book?
I always try to keep keep in mind the communication 101 principle when reading that if an idea is not getting across, it's the communicator's fault, not the person listening or receiving the communication. The comic/graphic novel medium of telling a story has always intrigued me in this way because it seems to take this to heart. Cunningham undertakes the incredibly difficult task of researching, parcing, pacing the information. And then adds a visual layer that further enhances and enriches the reader's understanding.
This book has been a particularly useful tool for me as this election year gets fully underway and in my effort to be a more informed citizen. Well worth the read.
I always try to keep keep in mind the communication 101 principle when reading that if an idea is not getting across, it's the communicator's fault, not the person listening or receiving the communication. The comic/graphic novel medium of telling a story has always intrigued me in this way because it seems to take this to heart. Cunningham undertakes the incredibly difficult task of researching, parcing, pacing the information. And then adds a visual layer that further enhances and enriches the reader's understanding.
This book has been a particularly useful tool for me as this election year gets fully underway and in my effort to be a more informed citizen. Well worth the read.