272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393608779
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 May 2021
Description
"Astute and consistently surprising critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century. The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable a...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
challenging 60%
inspiring 42%
hopeful 27%
emotional 24%
sad 13%
dark 12%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%
tense 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 6%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Cancer, RapeModerate
Body horror, Homophobia, Mental illnessMinor
Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality
272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393608779
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 May 2021
Description
"Astute and consistently surprising critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century. The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable a...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
challenging 60%
inspiring 42%
hopeful 27%
emotional 24%
sad 13%
dark 12%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%
tense 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 6%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Cancer, RapeModerate
Body horror, Homophobia, Mental illnessMinor
Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality