Review of 'The Age Of Absurdity Why Modern Life Makes It Hard To Be Happy' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Mostly whining of what I imagine to be a grumpy old man trying to explain why his hobbies are best. Exemplary I think is the part where Michael Foley wonders how it can be that Bruce Springsteen, who is of course objectively a fantastic artist despite his age, does not seem to be appreciated in the same way as he appreciates him by his fellow concert-goers.
Use of a fair amount of sources tries to make this book seem more convincing, but most of them are more of an illustrative nature than actually as supporting evidence. The rest is often disputable or taken out of context to make it look like it is supportive of what Foley thinkgs works well. When the book finally reaches a conclusion, that is unsatisfactory as well.
However, it does touch upon a lot of subjects in life, and makes you think about them in …
Mostly whining of what I imagine to be a grumpy old man trying to explain why his hobbies are best. Exemplary I think is the part where Michael Foley wonders how it can be that Bruce Springsteen, who is of course objectively a fantastic artist despite his age, does not seem to be appreciated in the same way as he appreciates him by his fellow concert-goers.
Use of a fair amount of sources tries to make this book seem more convincing, but most of them are more of an illustrative nature than actually as supporting evidence. The rest is often disputable or taken out of context to make it look like it is supportive of what Foley thinkgs works well. When the book finally reaches a conclusion, that is unsatisfactory as well.
However, it does touch upon a lot of subjects in life, and makes you think about them in the process. Thus, I would recommend this book if you're into that kind of thing, and don't mind reading about why someone else's way of life supposedly is superior over most people's nowadays.