Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations
by Christopher Lasch
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
generation X and Y
Sometimes I felt the author was trying too hard to write complex words, but nonetheless, the meaning behind his writing was enlightening. Some of the comments Lasch writes, I do not agree with and find them a far stretch to explain the complexity of our generation or even human nature.
I always thought the definition of narcissism was simply "someone who is self-absorbed." This book explains the more complex meaning of a narcissist. Almost makes a person want to diagnose themselves...more
I always thought the definition of narcissism was simply "someone who is self-absorbed." This book explains the more complex meaning of a narcissist. Almost makes a person want to diagnose themselves...more
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Read in January, 2007
This book is referred to a lot, so I decided to check it out. It is an insightful look into American culture and, I think, ahead of its time. (1973) Most books like this lose relevancy as soon as the age passes in which they were written. For the most part, this has not. It's Freudian presuppositions are annoying, but I still appreciated some of its insights.
Narcissism is not selfishness, but is defining yourself by how the world sees you. One of the tools he uses to identify our cult...more
Narcissism is not selfishness, but is defining yourself by how the world sees you. One of the tools he uses to identify our cult...more
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This was written in 1979, but the author's complaints with society are pretty evergreen; they could still be made now, but I suspect they also could have been made in 1579. He really wants to enforce (inflict?) his personal morality and politics on other people, which is problematic.
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recommends it for:
people who understand large vocabulary words and like to read text books
This hyper-technical book about the psychology of the current state of the Selfish Union has been really, really hard for me to get into. But I'm wading along, hopefully learning something about you, me and everyone we know.
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I would give this book five stars but there was not enough about me in it.
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Read in December, 2007
A cogent and prescient jeremiad about late-20th century America.
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