Mary J. Russo
Auteur van The Female Grotesque: Risk, Excess and Modernity
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Certainly, ideas surrounding grotesque bodies are explored throughout the text, and close readings of theorists, philosophers, writers, and artists, give depth to each discussion. In the end, though, this book holds more explorations and questions than arguments or planned developments--at least for this reader.
Russo's writing also varies between being easily digested and clear (particularly in close readings of film and literature), and overly complicated with theoretical terms and allusions, many of which need more discussion to be truly clear. In effect, at times I felt as if I'd skipped a few chapters toward the beginning which were needed to really outline the terms under discussion that Russo too often takes for granted. It's possible that I simply needed more background going into this work (though I've read a fair amount on 'the grotesque' in the last few weeks), but I still have a feeling that, for any reader, parts of this work are either going to come across as overly complicated and abstract, or else too elementary---possibly both.
In closing, the ideas and discussions here are interesting and well-developed, but the major lacking is a clear central argument to hold everything together, and bridge each discussion to the grotesque in a clearer fashion.… (meer)