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Conspicuous Consumption by the One Percent and Those Who Would Gladly Bankrupt Themselves to Emulate Them., May 15, 2017
This review is from: Lauren Greenfield: Generation Wealth (Hardcover)
I preordered this book from the publisher back in March and it arrived a month later substantially impressive in content and presentation. Those unfamiliar with Ms. Greenfield may want to have a look at her Amazon Author's Page to appreciate the focus of her past work - I think this book is a grand summary. Her films "Queen of Versailles" and "Thin", available for viewing here on Amazon, exemplify her hands-off approach to cataloging the excesses of conspicuous consumption. "Generation Wealth" does the same mercifully without the breathy fawning of Robin Leach.
There's a lot to take in here. We are introduced to those who have the means to display wealth (or whose parents do) as well as those who don't but for varied reasons are compelled to convey the appearence of being a Have when they are very much Have Nots. We meet inner city teens and drug dealers, members of all classes really. There are interviews presented in the Humans of New York manner - the reader doesn't always know what questions were asked but the results are thought provoking.
I will leave it to others to go into further detail and explore the social implications especially since I've not had the time to read through the entire book but instead am simply randomly opening it and exploring whatever was on the page. This morning before writing this I opened it to find the late Imelda Marcus sitting sadly and alone in a lavishly appointed room.
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Conspicuous Consumption by the One Percent and Those Who Would Gladly Bankrupt Themselves to Emulate Them.
I preordered this book from the publisher back in March and it arrived a month later substantially impressive in content and presentation. Those unfamiliar with Ms. Greenfield may want to have a look at her Amazon Author's Page to appreciate the focus of her past work - I think this book is a grand summary. Her films "Queen of Versailles" and "Thin", available for viewing here on Amazon, exemplify her hands-off approach to cataloging the excesses of conspicuous consumption. "Generation Wealth" does the same mercifully without the breathy fawning of Robin Leach.
There's a lot to take in here. We are introduced to those who have the means to display wealth (or whose parents do) as well as those who don't but for varied reasons are compelled to convey the appearence of being a Have when they are very much Have Nots. We meet inner city teens and drug dealers, members of all classes really. There are interviews presented in the Humans of New York manner - the reader doesn't always know what questions were asked but the results are thought provoking.
I will leave it to others to go into further detail and explore the social implications especially since I've not had the time to read through the entire book but instead am simply randomly opening it and exploring whatever was on the page. This morning before writing this I opened it to find the late Imelda Marcus sitting sadly and alone in a lavishly appointed room.
lhamo55
May 15, 2017
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