The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion
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Average rating3.5
A noted essayist delves into our culture's most dangerous illusions, blind spots and sentimentalities while retaining her own happiness and positivity.
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Rating: 2.5/5 stars
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The essays themselves were enjoyable. I didn't really take anything from this book, but I enjoyed the author's thoughts. There are some things in this book that I don't know if they are problematic or really I don't know what to make of them. Very small, slight problems but they were there.
Ultimately, a good palate cleanser between other books.
This is the kind of book where I've heard others talk about the unlikeable narrator (who is the author, since these are first person essays) and I read it and think, “uh oh, if this person is unlikeable, everybody hates me.”
