Daniel Harris - Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic: The Aesthetics of Consumerism

Pros: Extremely Sarcastic, Intelligent Viewpoints From An Amusing Critic

Cons: You'll Wish You Thought Of It First

The Bottom Line: Recommended for those that are aching for a new perspective on culture, or those that are just in the mood for a laugh-out-loud good time.

Review: It was the end of the semester, and my teacher assigned us our last book to read for the "Introduction to Media, Society, and the Arts" class I was taking. Expecting yet another book jampacked with pretentious thoughts and condescending remarks, needless...

Pros: Makes you laugh and think at the same time.

Cons: Language may be over-intellectual to some.

The Bottom Line: If you like satire and have any interest in consumer culture, you must read this book.

Review: In this series of interlinked essays, cultural critic Daniel Harris delivers a scathingly satirical exposure of the illusions and hidden values in the aesthetic world of modern consumer culture. Harris presents his insights with a grain of salt, ...

Pros: very quotable and funny.

Cons: a brutal reality you won't want to believe but have to.

Review: Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic: The Aesthetics of Consumerism is a quotable examination of American shopping habits, from collecting antiques to dressing like a hoodlum. Daniel Harris explains and analyzes the issues and paradoxes that arise, or are...