Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag

Regarding the Pain of Others

Susan Sontag

117 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Twenty-five years after her classic On Photography, Susan Sontag returns to the subject of visual representations of war and violence in our culture today. How does the spectacle of the sufferings of others (via television or newspapers) affect us...

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informative 86%
reflective 77%
challenging 58%
dark 37%
emotional 14%
inspiring 10%
sad 10%
tense 9%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%

Pace

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slow 26%
fast 25%

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