Oct 08, batya7 rated it did not like it. Written in a cutesy noveau journalism tone, this comes across to me as I couldn't get past the writing style to critique the message. Don't waste your time. Apr 17, Rick rated it really liked it Shelves: philosophy. Henry David Thoreau wrote in the Conclusion chapter of Walden, "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. Would I? Would we? Wilson says, "We fake it to compensate for what we lack. May 23, Aaron rated it liked it. Feels like someone ranting for hours on end.
I find it kind of difficult to read books of this nature but it was relatively intriguing. Build your own artifice out of the rubble, maybe a sphere expansive as the universe, or perhaps a single ball, apple size". That single statement ladies and gents is the heart of the matter of Eric G. There are thousan "This book has been about how we fake it to compensate for what we lack, to make up for the ruining of love in the books of our days.
There are thousands of blogs, books, and seminars that supposedly teach people how to discover who they really are. But what if our obsession with uncovering an authentic self is getting in the way of living a truly flourishing life? What if instead of trying to discover an authentic life, we should be focused on inventing one instead? Eric makes the subtle but powerful argument that instead of trying to uncover some platonic authentic self that what we should really be doing is trying to create our authentic self.
Eric discusses what we can learn from philosophy, from science, from literature, from art, from films, from actors, particularly actors like Bill Murray or Carrie Grant about creating an authentic life.
One of the problems that I have with this book is that it's all over the place. Eric does this on purpose to form sort of a hybrid book that's a collection of essays put together.
In one part of the book he interweaves stories of his own life, his life as a phony, as someone who has been a fake in good ways and bad ways. I believe Eric really wanted the book to have a kind of playfulness to it, one that has that kind of heterogeneity and playfulness to it.
Some people like it and others like myself don't. Overall I believe Eric has made his point in the book that is there is no authentic self to be found. You are the creator of that self and I believe that's the diamond in the rough. Feb 02, David rated it it was ok. Some moving reflection on his own bipolar disorder, as well as having had to give up his dream of being a college and ultimately pro football player.
The less personal part, which is most of it, eluded me. Beyond that, i often had no idea what he was talking about in these essays. General theme of constructed identity, impossibility of knowing absolute truth about one's se Some moving reflection on his own bipolar disorder, as well as having had to give up his dream of being a college and ultimately pro football player.
General theme of constructed identity, impossibility of knowing absolute truth about one's self or anyone else Jun 28, Ambrose Leung rated it did not like it Shelves: social-science.
I rate this book 1 star because its marketing blurb presents the book as some social science non-fiction and that is totally misleading. The author's writing style is too poetic, philosophical, or something else for me. I often do not see his points.
To me it appears to be a book in English literature and the marketing team should have advertised the book as such so that I know it does not interest me. Big disappointment!! Dec 30, Todd rated it it was amazing Shelves: art , memoirs , life-management , philosophy , spirituality.
Eric G. Wilson has provided the antidote for the market place spirituality of our times. Drawing on his own life and his depth of literary and artistic wisdom Wilson demonstrates how the roles we choose are the key. This might be the only book you need to read this year.
Read it at least 3 times. Jun 03, Kathy Nealen added it. Collection of essays. Too philosophical and rambling for me. I'm not going to rate it because I think I am not able to properly appreciate the writing style. Most understated quote: "Excellent men are killed by idiots. This distresses us. Very patchy. Comprises 50 short, loosely connected essays, some good, others a bit over the top with so many literary and pop allusions that I could not keep track of the train of thought.
I enjoyed Wilson's previous two books but I'm not sure what the point of this one is. It reads more like a collection of brief essays than a coherent narrative.
A jumbled mix of cultural and literary criticism, memoir, and philosophy. Some interesting and funny moments but mostly a mess. Fakebook with public domain jazz tunes, collected by The Creole Jazz Band. Several versions for C, Bb, Eb, F instruments as well as bass clef and tuba. Topics: jazz, fakebook, creole. Topics: con, por, las, mas, tus, del, quie, los, tan, bolero, oriente lopez, martha valdes, ernesto There is the Eb Real Book Vol.
Compilado de libros de Jazz. Topics: jazz, books, libros. Topics: thf, tou, xou, wat, ffi, tme, gino, fot, chicago, vannelli, richard marx, gino vannelli. Second volume of David Littlefield's Dixieland books.
Shared with his permission. Topics: Jazz, Fakebook, Dixieland. Topics: iii, people, jjj, time, ftf, jji, good, ffl, fir, ijj. The Slickbook 1 Topic: Real Book. Topics: written, recorded, played, mulligan, parker, blues, rogers, shorty, victor, jazz, chet baker, Real book 3 C Topic: Real book. Topics: ich, mir, nit, noch, moderately, tsu, yos, bai, bai mir, mit, mir hos, main kind, rights reserved, The real book 2 Topic: book 2.
Topics: fir, iff, ftf, jjj, rrr, people, frr, blues, fei, ftr. The Real Book, transposed for Bb instruments. Topics: fake book, real book, Bb, jazz. Tell it like it is. Keep it real. We love these commands, especially in America, because they appeal to what we want to believe: that there's an authentic self to which we can be true. But while we mock Tricky Dick and Slick Willie, we're inventing identities on Facebook, paying thousands for plastic surgeries, and tuning in to news that simply verifies our opinions.
Reality bites, after all, and becoming disillusioned is a downer. Wilson investigates this phenomenon. Hedraws on neuroscience, psychology, sociology, philosophy, art, film, literature, and his own life to explore the possibility that there's no such thing as unwavering reality. Whether our left brains are shaping the raw data of our right into fabulous stories or we're so saturated by society's conventions that we're always acting out prefab scripts, we can't help but be phony.
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