May your yogurt be teeming with bacteria. International best-selling author Bradley Trevor Greive bestows this blessing on readers and many more in his newest gift book; Curses and Blessing For All Occasions. Mixed in are as many respectable curses for good measure. Witty; warm; and engaging; BTG brings his trademark style to this humorously twisted book for all events; circumstances; and occasions.Blessings include:* May your excuses for avoiding tedious social engagements always sound credible.* May your blocked pores be licked clean by angels.* May your corpse be museum worthy.Curses include:* May small dogs exploit all your insecurities.* May a bomber formation of incontinent geese fly over your sunroof.* May all dairy items in your fridge be of questionable vintage.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A MUST READ for film and animal/human studies followersBy FortheloveofjackThis is a jewel in the crown of human/animal studies. Each chapter is well written and give a penetrating look at animals and the socially constructed world of human/animals--as portrayed in film and expressed through culture. One of the most important aspects of the book is that it is so readable and i think of great appeal to film buffs/lovers who has yet to consider. but is open to. the human/animal relationships as portrayed in film.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good topic. but if you are not familiar with "lit crit" this may not be for you.By lyndonbrechtThis short book is heavy on critical theory and academic in style. Even so. its more readable than most work on what used to be called literary criticism. The animal in culture has been a hot topic recently. which is good. This book may be a bit much for the general reader.It considers photography. zoos (where people look at animals). some fiction. He sees the "human gaze" as inherently exploitive. Note; the idea of a "gaze" comes from lit crit. where the "male gaze" is an important term of analysis in examining how men have over time viewed women.One odd note is that Malamud gives credit to some animated films for giving animals some agency. That "agency" is also from the literary criticism vocabulary. but useful. Here it has the meaning of giving animals some power. rather than being simply victimized by human exploitation.
