I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, A. D. Jameson
I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, A. D. Jameson
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I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture

Author: A. D. Jameson

Narrator: A. D. Jameson, Holter Graham

Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/22/2018


Synopsis

A. D. Jameson celebrates the triumph of geekdom in I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, an insightful and irreverent journey through the science fiction, fantasy, and superhero pop-culture cinematic icons whose legions of fans have put them at the top of the box office over and over.

Star Wars, Marvel superheroes, The Lord of the Rings—properties that were once supposedly the domain of socially maladroit youth have become mainstream entertainment, enjoyed by enormous audiences and by more than a few film critics too. But there are those commentators who have decried the way in which serious adult cinema has seemingly vanished, with Hollywood dominated by mindless kiddie fare such as tent-pole-event movies, franchises, and endless remakes and reboots.

As a lifelong geek, A. D. Jameson blasts through the clichés that have always surrounded pop-culture phenomena: that fans are mindless followers who will embrace all things Spider-Man, regardless of quality; or that the popularity and financial success of nerd cinema represents the death of ambitious film-making. Instead, he makes a case for why genre films are worthy of serious critical attention—and shares his thoughts on where their true flaws lie.

Shining a new light on beloved classics, and exploding misconceptions as to their historical and intellectual value, I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing explores how the geek inherited the earth.

About A. D. Jameson

A. D. Jameson is the author of several books, including Cinemaps, a collaboration with the artist Andrew DeGraff. A former blogger for HTML Giant, his fiction has appeared in Conjunctions, Denver Quarterly, Unstuck, and elsewhere. He is a PhD candidate in the Program for Writers at the University of Illinois in Chicago.

About Holter Graham

Holter Graham, winner of AudioFile’s 2008 Best Voice in Science Fiction & Fantasy for Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Acheron, is a stage, television, and screen actor. He has recorded numerous audiobooks, including much of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s bestselling Dark-Hunter series. The winner of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he has also read works by Scott Turow, Dean Koontz, C. J. Box, and Stephen Frey.  His film credits include Fly Away Home, Maximum Overdrive, Hairspray, and The Diversion, a short film which he acted in and produced. On television, he has appeared in Army Wives, Damages, As The World Turns, Rescue Me, Law & Order and New York Undercover. He received a B.A. from Skidmore College and an M.F.A. from Vermont College.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 01, 2022

I should’ve put the book down when the author, who wrote a book about geek life and culture, misspelled ‘Wookiee’. Credibility immediately lost… This should’ve been an essay, not a 250 page book. The only reason this is 2 stars and not 1 is that I learned some cool facts about my favorite movie.......more

Goodreads review by Ron on May 31, 2018

Being a lifelong card-carrying Star Wars fans, this book was merely a fan pick to make sure that commentary on the film(s) was in line. What surprised me was that this book was more than just a book on Star Wars and its cultural effect, but a focused and insightful look into the culture of fandom an......more

Goodreads review by S.E. on January 19, 2022

This book is ultimately like the experience of hanging out with my favorite friends sharing movie references and exploring down rabbit holes of cannon and true facts behind our favorite geek obsessions. Not sure his thesis is the most cohesive, but he paints an elegant picture and has fun doing it.......more

Goodreads review by Dale on October 27, 2019

A Review of the Audiobook Published in May of 2018 by Macmillan Audio. Duration: 6 hours, 58 minutes. Read by Holter Graham. Unabridged. A.D. Jameson is a student of cinema - not just science fiction and fantasy movies, but of cinema in general. I used the word "student" in the previous sentence carefull......more