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wavysagey's review against another edition
5.0
so insanely good and also reaffirming my earlier statement that I would like to have a bacchanalia
iillianne's review against another edition
dark
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Super dense as it takes the time to contextualize a variety of forms of collective joy with a heavier focus on the efforts to remove it ranging from ancient times to current. Def worth the deep dive.
belwood303's review against another edition
3.0
A beautiful history of humans told from the perspective of collective movement - dancing, chanting, marching. Cool to hear about how this kind of choregraphed movement may have made humans appear like a larger or at least scarier threat. Interesting to hear about how the oppression of lower classes also goes hand in hand with preventing them from dancing together, aspects of Carnival right down to raves.
eelsmac's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.75
spacedancekitten's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
1.0
More focused on the loss of joy and ecstasy than actually exploring collective joy.
raalux's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
This is the kind of non-fiction read that, if not overhauled, definitely enhanced my view of humanity and its history in a beautiful and profound way.
cbharpy's review against another edition
I was frustrated with the way research was presented. I felt more often like I was being beat over the head with a hypothesis and all research was presented in a way to push that hypothesis, but some of the stuff she presented as supporting research are things I already have read about and found her interpretation bizarre or forced. There were some interesting ideas, but overall, I just couldn't take her seriously.