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On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

Thomas De Quincey — 2015
The provocative early-nineteenth-century essayist casts a blackly comic eye over the aesthetics of murder through the ages.
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Andrew Sztehlo@sztehlocomics
4 stars
Nov 1, 2021

The satire doesn’t alway land, but Thomas De Quincey’s prose and twisted logic of considering murder an art form keeps your attention and takes you down some interesting avenues.

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4 stars
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5 stars
Nov 11, 2021
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3 stars
Aug 29, 2021

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