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vouija's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism
chelseadoherty's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
rustproofbottom's review against another edition
4.75
at the top is a helluva swing at examining what we should do about the relationship between art we love (in all form and genre) & artist & our consumption of it in context of artists (overwhelmingly mostly men) that end up doing horrible things are could righteously be called gigantic pieces of sh+t... they are, monsters.
This is a topic that I've talked with friends about and never landing anywhere near anything that resembled a satisfying answer.
I feel like this could be 10,000 page book easily. Because this book is so much more than a take down of these people or a simple guide to rationalization. It's an open invitation to consider how your consumption of art can be a mirror into who you are. Not as a "we" or "us" that resents a broader group, culture, or society. But as individuals.
you are taken through a series of analyses and reflections that invite you to reflect on the intersection of the art that is being consumed, the artist's biography AND your own biography, not the idealic, sanitized version, the real, raw, warts and all version. The whole story - stains and all.
you're also invited to think broadly about the role of societal norms & expectations, pressures of late-stage capitalistic systems, and morals and virtues that are constantly evolving. How do they contribute to your own definition of self? How does art help inform that definition? How are your own beliefs & behaviors influenced by, caused by, supported by, identified with all of those?
Part philosophy. Part critical analysis. Part history lesson.
I love it because I was left with a ton of things to think about within myself. There's also not a prescriptive answer. There's not an empirical rubric to give a pass/fail too.
It is not a purity test. It's not transactional. It's not simple. It's relational, subjective, and evolving.
It's messy and complicated and terrible and beautiful.
Just like the human experience.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Sexual harassment
This book examines dark, horrible behavior by people who caused a lot of harm to others sometimes with extreme violence. It is not presented in a way that is gratuitous or dramatized or dwell on them. It states supported facts plainly - which can be difficult to hear / read but is critical to the understanding the plain context of the intent of the book.flissbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Antisemitism, and Abandonment
larajgriff1's review against another edition
3.0
However, I cannot fault the author for the book not being what I hoped. It is written very well and does make some good points about how these moments and artists affect us. Though in the middle of the book she seems to be "existential crisis-ing" in circles and it doesn't feel like there is momentum again until the last few chapters.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
this is a book about people who do terrible things. It is hard to avoid anything, but I did skip a full chapter because I was so uncomfortable with the crimes of an artist.hanhantap's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
kchamp's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, and Abandonment
jainabee's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria
I need to read this book again. And probably again.danimacuk's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicide
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Antisemitism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment