arthurbdd's review
3.0
Parfrey's free speech absolutism results in a collection showcasing all manner of objectionable extremes, and which tests the boundaries between legitimate comment and incitement. An interesting artifact, but with some of the views here becoming increasingly acceptable outside of the fringe one wonders whether the absolutist free speech attitudes of the 1990s weren't in the end misguided. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2019/02/10/apocalypse-culture/
david_nash's review
1.0
One word summary: clumsy.
The essays are so poorly written that actually reading the items is more unpleasant than the subject matter.
The authors attempt to legitimise their thoughts by using long, complicated sentences and big words that they do not even seem to understand.
The overall impression just comes off as little boys rebelling against the norms of their parents - and in the process inadvertently reinforcing those norms.
I've always had a great respect for books and usually give away books that I do not like, but this is garbage and going in the bin.
The essays are so poorly written that actually reading the items is more unpleasant than the subject matter.
The authors attempt to legitimise their thoughts by using long, complicated sentences and big words that they do not even seem to understand.
The overall impression just comes off as little boys rebelling against the norms of their parents - and in the process inadvertently reinforcing those norms.
I've always had a great respect for books and usually give away books that I do not like, but this is garbage and going in the bin.
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