Book review This is not a perfect book by far, its filled with theoretical flaws and subjectivity that should be questioned. So, why am I giving it 5 stars? I am an art historian, I didn’t read this book to find it as truth or to consider it an actual part of reality, I read …
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Book review 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me .. wonderful, well written exploration of the subject of ugliness in art, moving from the classical era to present day. Over time, ugliness in art has derived its meaning from evolving sources. In the classical era, Greek culture was interested in the relationship between physical ugliness and moral ugliness. The …
Book review This is an extraordinarily persuasive set of 7 essays, 3 of which are pictorial; the remaining 4 a combination of text and images. I was amazed at how easily the authors convinced me of their arguments regarding art history, artistic value, and the most dominant image in modern society; the advertisement. This book …
Book review This is a landmark in philosophical thinking, establishing Philosophy as a discipline with a methodology(logic) following the principles of noncontradiction and sufficient reason, yet at the same time including an appreciation of Philosophy as an endeavour that discloses the many meanings of Being. It begins with all men desire to know and continues …
Book review If you’ve ever looked out a window on a snowy day, a warm cup of coffee/hot chocolate/tea in your hand, your body wrapped in a blanket, the soft light of a fireplace nearby, you probably thought about how pleasant your situation was. You may even have thought something like ‘I love winter, it’s …
Book review One of the best books I have ever read! Period. The book, throughout, is designed over the principle that the city is a magnification of each individual that comprises the city. Socrates attempts to find individual justice through civic justice, which is a magnified form of justice. Readers may ask whether a city …
Book review Why do I love this book so much? The two characters have no language to describe their love, and so must make one up. Just as the pioneering spirit was moving people west from New England to the wilds of what would become New York State, so these two women are stretching out …
Book review Although the transitions between Rae’s and Ivan’s narratives was a bit abrupt, I eventually fell into the rhythm of their exposition, seeing where their journeys diverged and met. I identify even more strongly with the topics arrayed in this book than even Ivan’s memoirs in Tomboy Survival Guide: the idea that one need …
Book review What word do you value more: loyalty or respect? Loyalty, meaning to be faithful to someone. Respect, meaning to have a deep admiration, in this case, for someone. With these definitions, which is more valuable, loyalty or respect? Well to sixteen year old Penelope Oliveira, more commonly known as Pen, loyalty and respect …
Book review 4.5I haven’t stopped talking about this book since I read it, but it’s become one of my favourite books of the year, my new obsession and, without a doubt, one of the most original and different stories I’ve read in my life. Gideon the Ninth is the first instalment in The Locked Tomb, …