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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100525655115

ISBN-139780525655114

eBay Product ID (ePID)6057257121

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Book TitleMonsters : a Fan's Dilemma

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFeminist, General, Popular Culture, Entertainment & Performing Arts

Publication Year2023

GenreLiterary Criticism, Art, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorClaire Dederer

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight15.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-032926

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life. This timely book inhabits both the marvelous and the monstrous with generosity and wit." -- Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation "A blisteringly erudite and entertaining read. Dederer holds the moral ambiguity of her subject matter, landing her arguments with precision and flair. It's a book that deserves to be widely read and will provoke many conversations." -- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall " Monsters is an incredible book, the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time. It's thrillingly sharp, appropriately doubtful, and more fun than you would believe, given the pressing seriousness of the subject matter. Claire Dederer's mind is a wonder, her erudition too; I now want her to apply them to everything I'm interested in so I can think about them differently." --Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity "Slyly funny, emotionally honest, and full of raw passion, Claire Dederer's important book about what to do when artists you love do things you hate breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new. Monsters elegantly takes on far more than 'cancel culture'--it offers new insights into love, ambition, and what it means to be an artist, a citizen, and a human being." -- Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis "Bringing erudition, emotion, and a down-to-earth style to this pressing problem, Dederer presents her finest work to date . . . Dederer's analysis includes both usual and unusual suspects, often with remarkably original angles." -- Kirkus Reviews [starred review] "What's a fan to do when they love the art, but hate the artist? asks book critic and essayist Dederer ( Love and Trouble ) in this nuanced and incisive inquiry . . . There are no easy answers, but Dederer's candid appraisal of her own relationship with troubling artists and the lucidity with which she explores what it means to love their work open fresh ways of thinking about problematic artists. Contemplative and willing to tackle the hard questions head on, this pulls no punches." -- Publishers Weekly [starred review], "An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life. This timely book inhabits both the marvelous and the monstrous with generosity and wit." -- Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation "A blisteringly erudite and entertaining read. Dederer holds the moral ambiguity of her subject matter, landing her arguments with precision and flair. It's a book that deserves to be widely read and will provoke many conversations." -- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall " Monsters is an incredible book, the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time. It's thrillingly sharp, appropriately doubtful, and more fun than you would believe, given the pressing seriousness of the subject matter. Claire Dederer's mind is a wonder, her erudition too; I now want her to apply them to everything I'm interested in so I can think about them differently." --Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity "Slyly funny, emotionally honest, and full of raw passion, Claire Dederer's important book about what to do when artists you love do things you hate breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new. Monsters elegantly takes on far more than 'cancel culture'--it offers new insights into love, ambition, and what it means to be an artist, a citizen, and a human being." -- Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis "Bringing erudition, emotion, and a down-to-earth style to this pressing problem, Dederer presents her finest work to date . . . Dederer's analysis includes both usual and unusual suspects, often with remarkably original angles." -- Kirkus Reviews [starred review], "In a world that wants you to think less--that wants, in fact, to do your thinking for you, Monsters is that rare work, beyond a book, that reminds you of your sentience. It's wise and bold and full of the kind of gravitas that might even rub off." -- Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women "An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life. This timely book inhabits both the marvelous and the monstrous with generosity and wit." -- Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation "A blisteringly erudite and entertaining read. Dederer holds the moral ambiguity of her subject matter, landing her arguments with precision and flair. It's a book that deserves to be widely read and will provoke many conversations." -- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall " Monsters is an incredible book, the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time. It's thrillingly sharp, appropriately doubtful, and more fun than you would believe, given the pressing seriousness of the subject matter. Claire Dederer's mind is a wonder, her erudition too; I now want her to apply them to everything I'm interested in so I can think about them differently." --Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity "Slyly funny, emotionally honest, and full of raw passion, Claire Dederer's important book about what to do when artists you love do things you hate breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new. Monsters elegantly takes on far more than 'cancel culture'--it offers new insights into love, ambition, and what it means to be an artist, a citizen, and a human being." -- Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis "A valuable meditation on some of the era's most urgent cultural questions . . . Emerging from Dederer's reflections is the plain truth that every personal response to art is inseparable not only from the artist's past but also the history of each member of its audience." -- Library Journal "[An] insightful exploration . . . Dederer's case studies include Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, and Miles Davis, whose work she considers brilliant and important. What's a fan to do? Dederer offers nuanced answers, challenging the assumption that boycotting is always the best response." -- Booklist "Bringing erudition, emotion, and a down-to-earth style to this pressing problem, Dederer presents her finest work to date . . . Dederer's analysis includes both usual and unusual suspects, often with remarkably original angles." -- Kirkus Reviews [starred review] "What's a fan to do when they love the art, but hate the artist? asks book critic and essayist Dederer ( Love and Trouble ) in this nuanced and incisive inquiry . . . There are no easy answers, but Dederer's candid appraisal of her own relationship with troubling artists and the lucidity with which she explores what it means to love their work open fresh ways of thinking about problematic artists. Contemplative and willing to tackle the hard questions head on, this pulls no punches." -- Publishers Weekly [starred review], "Slyly funny, emotionally honest, and full of raw passion, Claire Dederer's important book about what to do when artists you love do things you hate breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new. Monsters elegantly takes on far more than 'cancel culture'--it offers new insights into love, ambition, and what it means to be an artist, a citizen, and a human being." -- Ada Calhoun, "An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life. This timely book inhabits both the marvelous and the monstrous with generosity and wit." -- Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation "A blisteringly erudite and entertaining read. Dederer holds the moral ambiguity of her subject matter, landing her arguments with precision and flair. It's a book that deserves to be widely read and will provoke many conversations." -- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall " Monsters is an incredible book, the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time. It's thrillingly sharp, appropriately doubtful, and more fun than you would believe, given the pressing seriousness of the subject matter. Claire Dederer's mind is a wonder, her erudition too; I now want her to apply them to everything I'm interested in so I can think about them differently." --Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity "Slyly funny, emotionally honest, and full of raw passion, Claire Dederer's important book about what to do when artists you love do things you hate breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new. Monsters elegantly takes on far more than 'cancel culture'--it offers new insights into love, ambition, and what it means to be an artist, a citizen, and a human being." -- Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis "[An] insightful exploration . . . Dederer's case studies include Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, and Miles Davis, whose work she considers brilliant and important. What's a fan to do? Dederer offers nuanced answers, challenging the assumption that boycotting is always the best response." -- Booklist "Bringing erudition, emotion, and a down-to-earth style to this pressing problem, Dederer presents her finest work to date . . . Dederer's analysis includes both usual and unusual suspects, often with remarkably original angles." -- Kirkus Reviews [starred review] "What's a fan to do when they love the art, but hate the artist? asks book critic and essayist Dederer ( Love and Trouble ) in this nuanced and incisive inquiry . . . There are no easy answers, but Dederer's candid appraisal of her own relationship with troubling artists and the lucidity with which she explores what it means to love their work open fresh ways of thinking about problematic artists. Contemplative and willing to tackle the hard questions head on, this pulls no punches." -- Publishers Weekly [starred review], "An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life. This timely book inhabits both the marvelous and the monstrous with generosity and wit." -- Jenny Offill "A blisteringly erudite and entertaining read. Dederer holds the moral ambiguity of her subject matter, landing her arguments with precision and flair. It's a book that deserves to be widely read and will provoke many conversations." -- Nathan Filer " Monsters is an incredible book, the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time. It's thrillingly sharp, appropriately doubtful, and more fun than you would believe, given the pressing seriousness of the subject matter. Claire Dederer's mind is a wonder, her erudition too; I now want her to apply them to everything I'm interested in so I can think about them differently." --Nick Hornby "Slyly funny, emotionally honest, and full of raw passion, Claire Dederer's important book about what to do when artists you love do things you hate breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new. Monsters elegantly takes on far more than 'cancel culture'--it offers new insights into love, ambition, and what it means to be an artist, a citizen, and a human being." -- Ada Calhoun "Bringing erudition, emotion, and a down-to-earth style to this pressing problem, Dederer presents her finest work to date . . . Dederer's analysis includes both usual and unusual suspects, often with remarkably original angles." -- Kirkus Reviews [starred review]

Dewey Decimal700.103

SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. Can we love the work of controversial classic and contemporary artists but dislike the artist? "A lively, personal exploration of how one might think about the art of those who do bad things" -- Vanity Fair - "[Dederer] breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new." --Ada Calhoun, author of Also a Poet From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, Monsters is "part memoir, part treatise, and all treat" ( The New York Times ). This unflinching, deeply personal book expands on Claire Dederer's instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?" Can we love the work of artists such as Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Miles Davis, Polanski, or Picasso? Should we? Dederer explores the audience's relationship with artists from Michael Jackson to Virginia Woolf, asking: How do we balance our undeniable sense of moral outrage with our equally undeniable love of the work? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? And if an artist is also a mother, does one identity inexorably, and fatally, interrupt the other? In a more troubling vein, she wonders if an artist needs to be a monster in order to create something great. Does genius deserve special dispensation? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the artist stares too long into the abyss? Highly topical, morally wise, honest to the core, Monsters is certain to incite a conversation about whether and how we can separate artists from their art. " Monsters leaves us with Dederer's passionate commitment to the artists whose work most matters to her, and a framework to address these questions about the artists who matter most to us." -- The Washington Post A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post , The New Yorker, Vulture, Elle, Esquire, Kirkus, A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. Can we love the work of controversial classic and contemporary artists but dislike the artist? "A lively, personal exploration of how one might think about the art of those who do bad things" -- Vanity Fair * "[Dederer] breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new." --Ada Calhoun, author of Also a Poet From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, Monsters is "part memoir, part treatise, and all treat" ( The New York Times ). This unflinching, deeply personal book expands on Claire Dederer's instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?" Can we love the work of artists such as Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Miles Davis, Polanski, or Picasso? Should we? Dederer explores the audience's relationship with artists from Michael Jackson to Virginia Woolf, asking: How do we balance our undeniable sense of moral outrage with our equally undeniable love of the work? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? And if an artist is also a mother, does one identity inexorably, and fatally, interrupt the other? In a more troubling vein, she wonders if an artist needs to be a monster in order to create something great. Does genius deserve special dispensation? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the artist stares too long into the abyss? Highly topical, morally wise, honest to the core, Monsters is certain to incite a conversation about whether and how we can separate artists from their art. " Monsters leaves us with Dederer's passionate commitment to the artists whose work most matters to her, and a framework to address these questions about the artists who matter most to us." -- The Washington Post A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post , The New Yorker, Vulture, Elle, Esquire, Kirkus

LC Classification NumberNX180.E8D43 2023