Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Book of the bloody decade!
Well I'm still reeling from my garage quote but having a burning desire to inform everyone I possibly can to read this book!No Logo by Naomi Klein http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0006530400/qid=1073674401/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/202-0302838-0555040Amazing, thought provoking, riveting, intelligent..... I could go on. Without going into too much detail it's about globalisation, consumer culture, branding, bling etc etc. If you ever needed help forming a lucid argument about why paying £150 for a pair of Nike trainers is fucking criminal (apart from just knowing this by gut instinct), a decent intellectual criticism of 'bling', another reason to hate conspicuous consumption, logo wearing fashion nazi's or just the facts and figures behind all that stuff this is the book for you!Have just finished it and I am shocked, enraged, inspired, appalled, excited and just down right blown away....Show me the activists - I am there! Hmmmm.... must calm down.Anyway - think I noticed it in Fopp Records by Piccadilly Circus (opp Les Mis') for about £3 if you're interested...
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5 comments:
That sounds excellent.
It is! Well I don't need much encouragement but give it a try (will prob be in your campus library)...
Yeah, it's a good'un... and I didn't even feel like a hippie reading it.
no logo is one of my favourites
its a very good book indeed.... slightly dry going in parts to be honest cos she repeats herself a little too often for my liking, but it certainly makes you 'feel the rage' as I once heard it described..I have bought this book for about 3 people so far...it should go down as 'required reading' ...
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