About Looking
by John Berger
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA grounded, original non-fiction book: stylish and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
This successor to John Berger's <i>Ways of Seeing</i>, written over the last ten years, searches for meaning within and beyond what is looked at. Why do zoos disappoint children? Why do we take snapshots of those we love? How do the media use photographs of agony? When an animal looks us in the eyes, what does that look mean?
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- Author
- John Berger
- Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 198
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- Open Library
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