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In the follow up to The Cultural Detective, Faking It in Bangkok, and Fear and Loathing in Bangkok, Moore pays caring and critical homage to his residence of choice by diagnosing some of Thailand's discontents and offering subtle remedies for readers to tease out. The essays in The Age of Dis-Consent range from political conflict to violence and criminal investigations in the digital age, to cultural upheavals, cognitive science and writing, including essays about Orwell, Kafka, and Henry Miller.
- Sales Rank: #4524920 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.80" h x .69" w x 5.08" l, .71 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 330 pages
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"There are many people out there beating a drum with no shortage of followers. Christopher G. Moore deciphers the beats of those drums as well as anyone and makes readers realize the tune is more complicated than mere vibrations. There are more than enough reasons to add The Age of Dis-Consent to your reading list and bookshelf. To steal a line from both Lucian and Christopher found in the final chapter, I had a lovely time reading it and readers who enjoy thought provoking essays will too." --Kevin Cummings, People's Things Literature.
"This delectable potpourri of essays uncommonly fuses Thai politics and society with literary strands and broader reflections on crime, culture and violence. Readers will find the book accessible in parts or as a whole, as it traverses a rare and eclectic range of genres."
--Thitinan Pongsudhirak, leading political analyst and professor at Chulalongkorn University
"What becomes very obvious in these essays is the fact the Moore is far more than just a good story teller. He is a thinker who is able to transfer his thoughts into the written word."
--Lang Reid, Pattaya Mail
"At one level, Moore's book is a sober guide through the labyrinth of madness that is present-day Thailand. At a deeper level, it is an intelligent deconstruction of the world's nameless chaos through a close reading of culture, law, crime, digital revolution, and other invisible forces in whose grip we have no choice but to endure."
--Kong Rithdee, prominent political columnist
"In The Age of Dis-consent ... you glimpse the sort of raw materials and research that inform Moore's novels... Moore shares his obsession with power: who wields it and who is struck dumb or dead by it. These quintessential questions of our time are treated in more intellectual and literary fashion in [this] collection of essays."
--Jim Algie, Bangkok 101
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A Sense of Our Times
By Bob Bergin
I've been reading the essays in Christopher G.Moore's "The Age of Dis-Consent." Some are familiar; I read them in their digital versions. But it's interesting: I read them on paper now - sitting on the veranda, outside Starbucks on Bangkok's Silom Road - and they are so much more meaningful, and enjoyable. It brings to mind eighteenth century London, Sam Johnson and his "Rambler" - and the other two, Addison and Steele, and their "Spectator." Bangkok is not London, and this is hardly the Age of Reason. But Moore's writing evokes earlier essayist, and the sense of their times they were able to bring to their readers. And that's what Moore does with our era - from the esoteric perspective of Thailand. And he does it well. His essays are well thought out and well-written, and they're always engaging. The learning he brings to his writing, of crime and the law, and of our new digital age, can make reading his essays an enlightening experience. It's always an enjoyable one.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Thought Provoking Essays
By Trevor Bide
Christopher G. Moore is widely known of course for his Vincent Calvino crime fiction novels, having recently published the most recent in the series called '' Crack Down ''. He's a prolific writer with more than 30 published books to his name. I happened by chance to come across his work in the latter part of the 1980's, whilst visiting the book shops of Bangkok, Thailand. His name has appeared in those book shops constantly ever since.
I first fell in love with his short-stories and a book called '' Chairs.'' You know you've arrived in life when you have the best viewing chair.... Terrific. I wanted more short-stories and he duly delivered by putting together an array of top authors that gave us the brilliant '' Bangkok Noir '' and other short stories from around the cities of Asia.
Next came the essays. I wasn't sure that I could really get in to essays, I didn't know if essays were my thing, but I was wrong. It's a bit like when you hanker for the old stuff your favourite band used to play. The band have moved on to explore new ideas and the change of sound is not so appealing to you. It's more like change is not so appealing to you, but I had no reason to worry at all as the essays deliver, big time.
There have been some tremendous essays written by Christopher G. Moore over the last four years or so and those essay's produced four quality books. The books in the essay series are '' The Cultural Detective,'' '' Faking It In Bangkok,'' '' Fear And Loathing In Bangkok and the latest ''The Age of Dis - Consent.'' I count myself very fortunate to have all four books.
Christopher G. Moore is an explorer, an observer and a superb organizer of his findings. The essays always make you think and question the conventional and I like that.
The essays from '' The Age of Dis-Consent '' certainly cover a wide spectrum of subjects, but there truly is something for everybody. Here is a brief list and I mean brief on some of the subjects touched on.
There's political issues, law enforcement, language and cultural mindset that feature under the Thailand category of essays. There's a look at violence, systems and the boundary lines of our lives. A look at the way crime is tackled and crime investigating in an ever changing world. He delves into the fascinating subject of time, a subject that has always intrigued me. There are essays on the subject of information, another fascinating subject. Finally, we are taken in to the world of writing and authors. However, as I said, this barely scratches the surface.
I of course have my personal favourite's and there's a couple of essay's that are right at the top of my list.
The essay called '' Beagle Sailing Lessons for Writing '' is basically like attending a workshop on writing - it's packed with tips and advice. All authors have their various means and ways for producing their work, but this essay is a magnificent insight into how Christopher G. Moore goes about it.
" This is a look into my writing process. Other writers will have their recommendations as to how the process works. I love the sense of the unknown and the adventure of exploration. I find an idea, a character, a theme for which I have a passion. Without passion to sustain you, it will be a long, lonely and isolating voyage. Find a subject that you feel passionate about and then go sailing on your own personal Beagle."
An equally superb essay is '' Man With a Scarf.'' In this essay we are reminded how observing the finer details can lead to a fuller and richer life. This is a terrific read. I have read this essay about 12 times now and each time I read it, I seem to find something else new. It's great.
Another very enjoyable essay was ''An Orwellian Look at Henry Miller.'' It was based on George Orwell's review of Miller's book '' Tropic of Cancer.'' There was a class divide between the two, but a respect of Miller's work by Orwell. The description of the two authors by Christopher G. Moore indicates just how big the divide was.
'' Miller, an American, was an escape artist, a hustler, and sensualist. Orwell, an Englishman, was a Barcelona street fighter and British colonial official.''
I enjoyed that Orwell had admiration and respect for the literature of working class Miller and I admired greatly that Miller had the courage to write about whatever he wanted to and to hell with what anyone thought. Christopher G. Moore captures this all perfectly in this essay.
The essay called '' Updating Madness looks at language and essentially the trio of words that are '' insanity,'' '' craziness,'' and '' madness.'' It's amazing how the meaning of words can take on a gradual change over the years. The essay combines these three words with authority, bucking the system and all via the vehicle of one of my favourite ever movies called '' One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.''
Finally, there's an essay called '' Duration '' that I found particularly interesting. In this essay the author takes a look at '' time. '' I have always been fascinated by the subject of time and found this very thought provoking.
I highly recommend '' The Age of Dis-consent.'' It's a book I totally enjoyed and at the same time learned an awful lot from as well. To be honest though, I am just pleased that I have the complete set of all four books as I have the luxury to delve into any essay at any time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Timely Essays sure to become Timeless written by my Favorite Living Essayist, Christopher G. Moore
By California Guy
Christopher G. Moore is, simply put, my favorite living essayist. The Age of Dis- Consent comes with endorsements from a favorite political analyst, Kong Rithdee whom many will know from his work at the Bangkok Post and Thitinan Pongsudhirak a professor at Chulalongkorn University and prominent political analyst in his own right, readers will find themselves choosing from an array of essays which combine Thai politics and societal issues. The topics effect every man and woman, regardless of where they might call home, while blending in literary elements, which I particularly enjoy about Moore's writing style. Individual essays are devoted to George Orwell, Kafka and Henry Miller.
This is the the fourth book of essays penned by Christopher G. Moore, also known for his Vincent Calvino crime series. The Age of Dis-Consent follows up on, The Cultural Detective, Faking it in Bangkok and Fear and Loathing in Bangkok.
The title is well thought out. These are not agreeable times we live in and permissions have been taken away, not granted, worldwide, particularly in the country Christopher G. Moore has called home for decades, Thailand. Moore helps identify not only the known permissions taken away but the ones not thought of by everyone.
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If you want to make a bit of sense out of a very foggy world, Moore shines an effective fog-light into the distance, which simultaneously helps the reader see the world better, while reflecting on the fog particles themselves.
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The book is broken down, conveniently, into seven sections: Thailand in the Age of Dis-Consent; Thai Law Enforcement and Cultural Mindset; Evolution of Violence & the Borderless World; Crime Investigation in a Changing World; Space, Time, Technology and Cultural Gravity; Information and Theory of Mind and; On Writing and Authors.
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Two of my favorite essays in the book are, Personalized Swat Teams for the Filthy Rich, about the growing wealth inequalities in the world. You don't have to read the 700 page book by Thomas Piketty, Capital in the 21st Century, read Moore's 11 page essay and you'll learn plenty. In Violence: The Next Big Leap, Moore writes of the great experiment of domestication, drone warfare, and how the inevitable technological blind spots may pave the way to where it all began.
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Another favorite is, Man With A Scarf, an essay about the legacy of artists in general and one fascinating one in particular, Lucian Freud - the grandson of Sigmund Freud and one of the most important painters out of England in the last century. A quote from that essay:
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"Our tragedy is we fail to train ourselves to pay attention to the fine details around us. We gain our identity, our selves, our information from instruments and machines, not from nature or each other." - Christopher G. Moore
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As Moore reminds us, it takes endurance to pay attention. People looking for insightful essays, from an accessible and entertaining public intellectual mind, should pay attention to Christopher G. Moore and read, The Age of Dis- Consent.
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