(I post short reviews as I finish books from The Book List.)

I don’t really think that Judith Butler has weak ideas or poor reasoning. But seriously: impenetrable fog. I’m not an idiot or afraid of dense/challenging works. Elaine Scarry, Michel Foucault and Susan Sontag aren’t easy reads, for example, but the experience isn’t like pulling toenails. I agree with much of what Butler has to say but reading this was almost unbearable. Check this out first/instead.