Life's Little Deconstruction Book: Self-Help for the Post-Hip

by Andrew Boyd

Book Overview

This tiny manual provides an introduction to theoretical posturing, a commentary on postmodernism, a subversive satire, and a tribute to the love-hate relationship many of us have with fashionable ideas -- all in a very few words. Like postmodernism itself, Life's Little Deconstruction Book is a work of inspired piracy, melding cutting-edge cultural theory with the corporate and computer lingos that permeate our lives. Infused with humor, intellectual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393318702
• ISBN13: 9780393318708
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 4.9"

Customer Reviews

pretty good

this was a good way to spend a few hours perusing, but i think the author thinks he is more "deep" and original than he really is

True to Form and Content

I never truly understood post-modernism until I read this book. In college, I read some of the post-Modernist thinkers, but somehow through humor and concise sayings, Andrew Boyd has distilled the essence of post-modernist thought. I've given it as a gift to some of my academic friends --and its the instant hit. I've been in a number of settings where people read them aloud and laugh and discuss them.

criticize and embrace post-modernity

this book has encapsulated my undergraduate education at a small liberal arts college, for a fraction of the price. to truly appreciate the book, however, the college education helps.

amusing post-something-or-other

I found this book entertaining. After all, the heady world of deconstruction and postmodern thought is in serous need of a little humor. It is also in need of clarity. And for this I would recommend 'Derrida for Beginners,' and also 'Postmodernism for Beginners.'