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Unveiling the dark desires and lurid scandals

Recommendation: - This book is a captivating exploration of why scandalous behavior and downfall sagas fascinate us. With sharp and insightful analysis, Laura Kipnis delves into the American psyche and examines four notorious cases. Through revenge, betrayal, ambition, and madness, she sheds light on our collective plight of failed self-knowledge and self-deception. If you're intrigued by the complexities of scandal and enjoy a cultural romp, this book is a must-read. Get ready to question societal norms and cheer for the transgressions of others.

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ISBN: 9780805089790
Related Collections: Sociology, Creative Nonfiction, Politics
Related Topics: Memoir, Essays, Sociology, Social Issues, Politics

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We all relish a good scandal—the larger the figure (governor, judge) and
more shocking the particulars (diapers, cigars)—the better. But why do
people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national
stage, and why do we so enjoy watching them, hurling our condemnations
while savoring every lurid detail? With "pointed daggers of prose" (The New
Yorker), Laura Kipnis examines contemporary downfall sagas to lay bare the
American psyche: what we desire, what we punish, and what we disavow. She
delivers virtuoso analyses of four paradigmatic cases: a lovelorn
astronaut, an unhinged judge, a venomous whistleblower, and an over-
imaginative memoirist. The motifs are classic—revenge, betrayal, ambition,
madness—though the pitfalls are ones we all negotiate daily. After all,
every one of us is a potential scandal in the making: failed self-knowledge
and colossal self-deception—the necessary ingredients—are our collective
plight. In How to Become a Scandal, bad behavior is the entry point for a
brilliant cultural romp as well as an anti-civics lesson. "Shove your
rules," says scandal, and no doubt every upright citizen, deep within,
cheers the transgression—as long as it's someone else's head on the block.


Author: Laura Kipnis
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication Date: 2010
 

Unveiling the dark desires and lurid scandals

Recommendation: - This book is a captivating exploration of why scandalous behavior and downfall sagas fascinate us. With sharp and insightful analysis, Laura Kipnis delves into the American psyche and examines four notorious cases. Through revenge, betrayal, ambition, and madness, she sheds light on our collective plight of failed self-knowledge and self-deception. If you're intrigued by the complexities of scandal and enjoy a cultural romp, this book is a must-read. Get ready to question societal norms and cheer for the transgressions of others.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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