Very well written and comprehensive, if light on conclusions. Best chapter by far was the Red Scare/McCarthyism look in to the blackballed artists likVery well written and comprehensive, if light on conclusions. Best chapter by far was the Red Scare/McCarthyism look in to the blackballed artists like Dalton Trumbo. Also really enjoyed the chapter about the showdown between Saving Private Ryan and Shakespeare In Love after reading Ed Zwick’s account in his recent book and the look into the “worst Oscars ever” which someone had recently shown me clips of, was interesting to get the backstory of how that came to pass (look up Snow White Oscars if you’re curious)....more
4.5 rounding up. Most of this is excellent and should be required reading, a couple of arguments felt not as clear as they could be but otherwise very4.5 rounding up. Most of this is excellent and should be required reading, a couple of arguments felt not as clear as they could be but otherwise very compelling. I kind of want everyone with kids to read this. ...more
4.5 stars. I think this very slim book is doing a lot of very important things very quickly. It definitely left me wanting more about certain topics h4.5 stars. I think this very slim book is doing a lot of very important things very quickly. It definitely left me wanting more about certain topics he touches on (religion, the role of art, Americanness, violence) but he does say A LOT very succinctly. I was less interested in the section where he imagines a conversation with his attacker but I understand why he needed to do that for himself. ...more
I want to give this five stars for Gay’s thoughtful approaches to difficult subjects and her clear and direct and compelling style, but man, I had alrI want to give this five stars for Gay’s thoughtful approaches to difficult subjects and her clear and direct and compelling style, but man, I had already read most of the pieces in this book at the time they were published. Only the actor/artist portraits and self help were new. That’s not to say it wasn’t great to reread some of those short opinion pieces again but they are just always already dated for me. If you haven’t read her work before or kept up with her recent writing religiously like I have, then this would be EXCELLENT, but I guess I was hoping for more new work. ...more
I may need to pick up a physical copy. This is excellent and as well-structured and clearly argued as Evicted (though not coming from an ethnographic I may need to pick up a physical copy. This is excellent and as well-structured and clearly argued as Evicted (though not coming from an ethnographic lens, more statistical evidence) but I want to chew over it more and I want to have this sink in more than I think my first pass with the audiobook will allow. ...more
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