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Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste
Let's Talk About Love Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste Author:Carl Wilson Since its publication at the end of 2007, Carl Wilson?s book has become a classic of cultural criticism. In this new edition, a brand new introduction by the author is bookended by a selection of short essays from a range of prominent writers, responding to issues ranging from taste to kitsch, and from cultural capital to musical snobbery. — ... more »Céline Dion, the book?s subject, is widely regarded as ersatz and plastic, yet to the millions who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her manager-husband?s struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. There?s nothing cool about Céline, and nothing clever. That?s part of her appeal as an object of love or hatred ? with most critics and committed music fans taking pleasure in their lofty contempt. This book documents Carl Wilson?s unprecedented year-long quest to find his inner Céline Dion fan, and explores how we define ourselves in the light of what we call good and bad, what we love and what we hate.« less