Anastasia read and liked Meghan Wilson's review of Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society:

"I really wanted to like this book, and to be fair it did raise some interesting questions and brought up some thoughtful points about superheroes, comics and our society at large, buuuuutttt...thats about all it does. I think one reviewer mentioned t...more I really wanted to like this book, and to be fair it did raise some interesting questions and brought up some thoughtful points about superheroes, comics and our society at large, buuuuutttt...thats about all it does. I think one reviewer mentioned that at one point Fingeroth goes on for two pages simply posing question after question in a sort of stream-of-consciousness manner. Upon finishing the book, I still dont think those questions were answered. I feel like every chapter, even though it started with the intentions of having a specific theme and purpose, ended up sounding a bit the same. Fingeroth writes in a very conversational style, to a fault, where organization, purpose and followthrough are lacking. So...all in all, NOT for the serious comic book lover or the philosopher or the psychology major, but a bit of light reading to begin to scratch the surface of a truly fascinating subject.(less) "

Anastasia added a quote:
"I've learned one thing, and that's to quit worrying about stupid things. You have four years to be irresponsible here, relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember the time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So stay out late. Go out with your friends on a Tuesday when you have a paper due on Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..." — Tom Petty

Anastasia added a quote:
"But if you tell folks you're a college student, folks are so impressed. You can be a student in anything and not have to know anything. Just say toxicology or marine biokinesis, and the person you're talking to will change the subject to himself. If this doesn't work, mention the neural synapses of embryonic pigeons." — Chuck Palahniuk