Stone: An Ecology of the Inhuman [Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Stone: An Ecology of the Inhuman Review: a bit boring - A bit too academic and intellectual. Much wordier than it needs to be. Review: A book about nothing - I was expecting a book about the “otherness” and timelessness of inanimate objects, like stone compared to the constant activity and ephemeral nature of the living world. Instead, this is a book full of unnecessary academic-ese jargon which only befuddles and fills space on the page without enlightening. Here is a quote - “Stone’s force is exorbitant yet intimate, engendering or renewing or interrupting relations among bodies, objects, and milieu, eroding the boundary between organic and inorganic. This disruption of ontological category and placing into contact what might otherwise remain in seclusion occurs through the opening of unexpected portals, through a possibly infinite series of worldlings…”. Yes, exactly. There is nothing of any meaning here, let’s move along.
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,745,521 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #837 in Medieval Literary Criticism (Books) #1,077 in Cosmology (Books) #6,280 in Literary Criticism & Theory |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (15) |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN-10 | 0816692629 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0816692620 |
| Item Weight | 15.2 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 376 pages |
| Publication date | May 6, 2015 |
| Publisher | Univ Of Minnesota Press |
K**H
a bit boring
A bit too academic and intellectual. Much wordier than it needs to be.
A**R
A book about nothing
I was expecting a book about the “otherness” and timelessness of inanimate objects, like stone compared to the constant activity and ephemeral nature of the living world. Instead, this is a book full of unnecessary academic-ese jargon which only befuddles and fills space on the page without enlightening. Here is a quote - “Stone’s force is exorbitant yet intimate, engendering or renewing or interrupting relations among bodies, objects, and milieu, eroding the boundary between organic and inorganic. This disruption of ontological category and placing into contact what might otherwise remain in seclusion occurs through the opening of unexpected portals, through a possibly infinite series of worldlings…”. Yes, exactly. There is nothing of any meaning here, let’s move along.
L**S
Excellent
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