Haha. Fair enough. Neither one is a book I would rush out to buy, but they're both interesting and valuable. Chang's is an interesting attempt to restructure some ideas about the novel - this point about 'characterological' identity as opposed to sociological or psychological is pretty compelling - and Geuss helps to point towards some philosophical position that's distinct from reflexive liberalism.
Ok. So if you HAD to give an up/down on these two books?
Haha. Fair enough. Neither one is a book I would rush out to buy, but they're both interesting and valuable. Chang's is an interesting attempt to restructure some ideas about the novel - this point about 'characterological' identity as opposed to sociological or psychological is pretty compelling - and Geuss helps to point towards some philosophical position that's distinct from reflexive liberalism.