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A review by samanthakru
Against Amazon: and Other Essays by Jorge Carrión
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
2.75
The book was pretty good, an easy read, but I was disappointed in how many chapters are merely him discussing his travels or niche interests of authors he admires- I would have loved it if I had read more on essays against amazon as the book had advertised. I think it was just a subversion of my expectations
Also, he does something that irritates me with authors: his references to other authors are dependant on the reader to know about his references. I admire when an author is able to be like: hey, here is a text that I enjoy, feel free to check it out. I dislike when an author bolsters his own work on the works of other authors. It is frustrating when you yourself have not read the referenced media.
Overall pretty good tho. 2.75/5
Also, he does something that irritates me with authors: his references to other authors are dependant on the reader to know about his references. I admire when an author is able to be like: hey, here is a text that I enjoy, feel free to check it out. I dislike when an author bolsters his own work on the works of other authors. It is frustrating when you yourself have not read the referenced media.
Overall pretty good tho. 2.75/5