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siebensommer's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
5.0
The spectator-buyer is meant to envy herself as she will become if she buys the product. She is meant to imagine herself transformed by the product into an object of envy for others, an envy which will then justify her loving herself.
One could put this another way: the publicity image steals her love of herself as she is, and offers it back to her for the price of the product.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Colonisation, and Classism
antonia_schuro's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Nice introduction that was definitely way ahead of its time. Fairly „feminist“ for it‘s time, does switch between female and male pronouns.
Not 5 Star because a revised edition with colour would have helped immensely to understand the text. Since all the paintings and adverts were only b/w.
I watched the TV show afterwards and it‘s black and white as well, book is better.
Not 5 Star because a revised edition with colour would have helped immensely to understand the text. Since all the paintings and adverts were only b/w.
I watched the TV show afterwards and it‘s black and white as well, book is better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Colonisation
Book is about Eurocentric culture, since this has been built on the back of other cultures and is mentioned as such.