Praise for Turning Away
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This is a book that makes a difference.
— W. J. T. Mitchell
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Rich and groundbreaking.
— Revd Dr Stephen Cherry, The Church Times
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Endlessly rich, and as imaginative as it is scholarly.
— Sianne Ngai
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A profound investigation into what makes us human. . . . I have been distracted by this book for several months.
— Bret Easton Ellis
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Honest, empathetic, and even tender.
— Lucas Gomez-Doyle, Newcity Lit
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A beautiful book.
— Gloria Mark, The Future of Attention
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TURNING AWAY is a study not only of aversion but of transformation
— Kevin Hart, Australian Book Review
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Composed with an electric blend of writerly elegance and moral urgency, this erudite book compels its readers to keep our eyes fixed on its pages.
— Marta Figlerowicz, Yale University
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That’s the book’s strength. It doesn’t argue that looking away is good. It argues that it’s not empty.
— Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Part art history, part philosophy, all human.
— Typebar Magazine
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Lavish and virtuosic.
— D. Vance Smith, Princeton University