Finished Capitalist Realism, found the beginning very interesting and insightful but I feel it fell off towards the end.
I cannot, but compare him to Graber, whose writing I much prefer. Both often have a somewhat vague and/or provocative thesis, but Graber follows up with concrete examples to clarify his point and data to prove that his thesis is not just a vibe. Fisher meanwhile follows up on his thesis with postmodern philosopher and movie quotes, which often left me with the sentiment "yeah, thats sorta plausible" or "that's an interesting way to think about it" but ultimately unsatisfied.
Now I'm reading Mexican Gothic, which was a contender for the halloween spooky reading series and I really like it.
Almost missed my train stop today because I was so immersed in it
Does it pick up? I stopped a quarter of the way through feeling like it was just a white victorian novel with a superficial change of setting and allusion to racism. Curious to hear how it develops!
Well, it might just not be for you. I guess I would say it picks up when she talks to the woman in the village, but by the time she gets told that she's a magnificent mestizo I was already hooked, so..
Finished Capitalist Realism, found the beginning very interesting and insightful but I feel it fell off towards the end. I cannot, but compare him to Graber, whose writing I much prefer. Both often have a somewhat vague and/or provocative thesis, but Graber follows up with concrete examples to clarify his point and data to prove that his thesis is not just a vibe. Fisher meanwhile follows up on his thesis with postmodern philosopher and movie quotes, which often left me with the sentiment "yeah, thats sorta plausible" or "that's an interesting way to think about it" but ultimately unsatisfied.
Now I'm reading Mexican Gothic, which was a contender for the halloween spooky reading series and I really like it. Almost missed my train stop today because I was so immersed in it
Does it pick up? I stopped a quarter of the way through feeling like it was just a white victorian novel with a superficial change of setting and allusion to racism. Curious to hear how it develops!
Well, it might just not be for you. I guess I would say it picks up when she talks to the woman in the village, but by the time she gets told that she's a magnificent mestizo I was already hooked, so..