Anesthesia: A Brief Reflection on Contemporary Aesthetics by Tripp York Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Anesthesia: A Brief Reflection on Contemporary Aesthetics
Book Review: Life just happens and sometimes you're not allowed to act, but to merely react.
Summary: 5 Stars
The only thing I can think of to start is "wow." After reading the first 50 pages of this novella, I was raving about how great it was, and how intrigued I was by the writing style and the insightful philosophical viewpoint of the main character, Trajan. As I continued to read through the sardonic life of Trajan, laced equally with deep quotes, thought-provoking ideas, and the commentary in Trajan's head, I began to highlight interesting quotes and ideas: "Life can only be understood backwards." & "Life just happens and sometimes you're not allowed to act, but to merely react." Trajan's ability to have a blunt, straightforward outlook on life while still maintaining the utmost level of intellectual superiority to other characters impressed me. The connection any reader can make to Trajan's thought process is definitely beneficial to finding an appreciation for the story.
York's ability to make my jaw drop so many times in a mere 114-paged novella is incredible to me. Whether it was Anna's random comments, such as "I'm all for leaving any creature's balls intact", or Trajan's descriptions, they all were written with raw emotion. It wasn't wordy, it was straightforward.
"This is a world that can never be totally of our own making, for it has been made for us, and is continually being remade by us."
All in all, I really enjoyed the experience of reading this, as disturbing as the last few chapters turned out to be. The vivid descriptions in the climactic ending chapters gave me chills. It was so disturbing, and so well-written, but I was completely taken aback. I would have never expected an ending such as this one... especially not depicted in the way it was. The constant turns taken in the plot, along with ingenious writing made this enjoyable.
Thanks for the thrill, Dr. York.
Book Review: Plato meet The Punisher
Summary: 5 Stars
Anybody who can bring together Greek Philosophy and Frank Castle is a genius. Loved it.Book Review: Recently dumped? It could always be worse...
Summary: 4 Stars
This thin book begins strange, ends strange, yet makes perfect sense. It's a pretty funny yet straight take on how we view romance and how destructive it can be. York weaves everything from philosophy to religion, Hooters to comic books, and 50's music to problems of sex and race, in his attempt to sacrifice (or pay homage to?) the resurrected god Eros. The story is told as a first-person memoir through the lens of a conflicted college student in love with a homicidal/suicidal wanna-be-Joan of Arc of romance. The characters, as a whole, are smart and witty, though the author is short on his description of them (as the one telling the story even admits).
I think the plus side of this book is that you will want to re-read as it provides much food for thought without coming across as pretentious. The only negative side, and hence my 4 starred-review, is that I would like to have more knowledge of the main two characters, Trajan and Anna. Again, that may have been done by design, and I guess my wanting more from them is a good thing.
Book Review: Review on Anesthesia
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is amazing. It is very well written with lots of quotes and information that digs deep into your mind. This stuff makes you think like a philosopher, think different from the norm. Its setting is college and describes those college kids that like to observe and take in everything, then analyze it and question why. Its basically a book for those who like to reflect on what they just read and try to make sense of it. There's a lot of humor in Anesthesia and if you know how college was/is then you're definitely going to have to check out this read. Tripp York knows where its at!
Anesthesia: A Brief Reflection on Contemporary Aesthetics
Book Review: Slightly disturbing...
Summary: 4 Stars
So I guess this qualifies as a coming of age story except the characters have come of age and are left stranded. This book explores the connections between our romanticized accounts of love and our inability to sustain them. It is told from the perspective of a graduating college student who becomes enamored with quite possibly the coolest, yet most disturbed female character in recent literature. I don't, however, think the character is so disturbed as I am disturbed by how accurate this little book may be. It's honest, witty, smart, blunt and has made me re-think my understanding of love, school, and bras.