mag_lange's review
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
Great, relaxing book about contemporary social issues. Some pictures are very strong or even hard to look at, however I feel the lack of structure as the book jumps from theme to theme without clear indication of why this is done!
superkaren's review
4.0
A hard book to read. Reading about this type of consumption is sobering. A good book to reflect on my own trajectory.
uncleflannery's review
5.0
help this is my favorite book! i'm editing this just to emphatically recommend it to everyone but esp. rachel & lisa. "I read the federalist papers. If I want to work 100 hours a week and destroy my relationships that's my perogative." This book was good for my mental health because it answered a few nagging questions of mine, "What's wrong with everyone?" "How come they seem to be having so much more fun than me?" "Why is everything easier for so-and-so?" You'll have to read this book to find out the answer, spoiler, it's money.
"I'd rather be dumb then be a slut, but I would rather be a slut than fat or ugly"
"I'd rather be dumb then be a slut, but I would rather be a slut than fat or ugly"
madeleineplath's review
5.0
Greenfield perfectly presents the international modern obsession with wealth and excess in all its disgusting, glittering and fascinating glory. Not only are the photos in this poignant and skillfully compiled, the interviews are raw, and the commentary is masterful. Great first read of the year.
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