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'Reality Hunger' by David Shieldsnew
Is the novel dead? Well, not exactly. But in his new book, David Shields sets out to prove it’s no longer relevant.
The Georgia Straight |
Jennifer Croll |
04-12-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: David Shields, Reality Hunger
'Ad Nauseam' Questions Happy Consumerismnew
For anyone who's read much about consumerism, there's not a lot of new ground covered here -- unsurprising, perhaps, since many of the book's articles date back to the mid '90s. The theme throughout is this: what makes advertising so powerful is its slippery method of using suggestive imagery instead of intellectual argument to associate products with positive emotions.
The Georgia Straight |
Jennifer Croll |
09-11-2009 |
Nonfiction
