{"product_id":"9780349016511-no-judgement","title":"No Judgement","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Being Critical\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant and addictive collection of brand-new essays on modern culture - from the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eFake Accounts\u003c\/i\u003e and one of America's sharpest and most provocative literary critics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e A brilliant and addictive collection of brand-new essays on modern culture - from 'the pre-eminent and most widely read critic of her generation' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded as a 2024 highlight in the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStylist, the Skinny, BBC Online\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Independent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Funny, insightful and bang on the money' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eVery fun to read . exhilarating and original'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI heard this crazy story, and I want you to know.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the age of internet gossip; of social networks, repackaged ideas and rating everything out of five stars. Mega-famous celebrities respond with fury to critics who publish less-than-rapturous reviews of their work (and then delete their tweets); CEOs talk about reclaiming 'the power of vulnerability'; and in the world of fiction, writers eschew actually making things up in favour of 'always just talking about themselves'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this blistering, irreverent and very funny first book of non-fiction, Lauren Oyler - one of the most trenchant, influential, and revelatory critics of her generation - takes on the bizarre particularities of our present moment in a series of interconnected essays about literature, the attention economy, gossip, the role of criticism and her own relentless, teeth-grinding anxiety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating and thought-provoking, by turns drily scathing and disarmingly open, \u003ci\u003eNo Judgement\u003c\/i\u003e excavates the layers of psychology and meaning in how we communicate, tell stories and make critical judgements - to offer dazzling insights into how we live and think today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brisk, honest and soaring with élan\u003c\/b\u003e' Naoise Dolan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Couple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Smart and unafraid and (thank God) funny. This is exactly what I want to read'\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Heisey, author of \u003ci\u003eReally Good, Actually\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Oyler is the kind of dangerous contemporary writer we need more of' \u003c\/b\u003eNiamh Campbell, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Were Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41033064415329,"sku":"9780349016511","price":13.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_16898097_jpg.jpg?v=1705024151","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349016511-no-judgement","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}