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Whatever else he may be, man is a social and an historical actor who must be understood, if at all, in close and intricate interplay with social and historical structures.
the late & great c. wright mills! passionately written, with a lot of charm. lots of pertinent observations, especially regarding the role of the sociologist & direction of the social sciences. fantastic work.
Whatever else he may be, man is a social and an historical actor who must be understood, if at all, in close and intricate interplay with social and historical structures.
the late & great c. wright mills! passionately written, with a lot of charm. lots of pertinent observations, especially regarding the role of the sociologist & direction of the social sciences. fantastic work.
Why, when her desire was the most natural thing, was she not brave enough to look it in the eye?
phenomenal characters; the women particularly felt refreshingly whole & distinct, despite the novel exploring their similarities. the in-depth characters made the relationships so much more satisfying--rika's growing obsession with kaiji, only interrupted by her life-long love for reiko, rika's banal romantic relationship with makoto, her grief regarding her dad and her mom... incredibly beautiful & well-written.
Why, when her desire was the most natural thing, was she not brave enough to look it in the eye?
phenomenal characters; the women particularly felt refreshingly whole & distinct, despite the novel exploring their similarities. the in-depth characters made the relationships so much more satisfying--rika's growing obsession with kaiji, only interrupted by her life-long love for reiko, rika's banal romantic relationship with makoto, her grief regarding her dad and her mom... incredibly beautiful & well-written.
engaging prose & interesting characters; at the end, though, it felt like there were more characters than needed. in all honesty, i didn't care much for the supporting cast & the protagonist was grating at times, but the writing made up for all of it. the politics of capitalism & exploited labor was a bit messy, as was lee's commentary on asian culture, but the prose was so PHENOMENAL that it overshadows all of this. it's hard to give it anything less than 3.5, if only because it managed to grip me for ~450 pages.
engaging prose & interesting characters; at the end, though, it felt like there were more characters than needed. in all honesty, i didn't care much for the supporting cast & the protagonist was grating at times, but the writing made up for all of it. the politics of capitalism & exploited labor was a bit messy, as was lee's commentary on asian culture, but the prose was so PHENOMENAL that it overshadows all of this. it's hard to give it anything less than 3.5, if only because it managed to grip me for ~450 pages.
haunting parables about trauma, abuse, and power. i found her pieces about sexual trauma & exploitation (the embodiment & snare) to be the strongest of the entire collection. really enjoyable.
haunting parables about trauma, abuse, and power. i found her pieces about sexual trauma & exploitation (the embodiment & snare) to be the strongest of the entire collection. really enjoyable.
