Planet Simpson, Chris Turner
Planet Simpson, Chris Turner
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Planet Simpson
How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation

Author: Chris Turner

Narrator: Oliver Wyman

Abridged: 11 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2004

Synopsis

Going well beyond a critical discussion of a single television program, this book will use The Simpsons as a window on the culture at large to deliver first-hand reportage of the defining events and trends of our accelerated, confounding era.

About Chris Turner

Chris Turner is one of Canada’s leading writers and speakers on sustainability and the global cleantech industry. He is also the author of the bestseller The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need, a Globe & Mail Best Book of the Year and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Nonfiction, the Alberta Literary Award for Nonfiction, and the National Business Book Award. Turner’s first book was the international bestseller Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. His feature writing has earned seven National Magazine Awards. He lives in Calgary with his wife, the photographer Ashley Bristowe, and their two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin on April 02, 2007

Absolutely vital. Not only is it the best book ever written about The Simpsons, it's not even all that much about The Simpsons. A great analysis of the 90s, the generation of The Simpsons, and why satire was the perfect form of art to comment and relate to us then and now. The book has its flaws, bu......more

Goodreads review by James on August 13, 2016

I'm marking this as done, but I'll be honest: I hardly got past page 50 of this 400-and-something long tome. This was just boring and painful. Chalk me up as a huge Simpsons fan - I rewatch episodes constantly and love the deep layers and textures the cartoon series has built over time. So I really......more

Goodreads review by Etola on December 04, 2017

I have to say, after a long time looking forward to reading this book, I never bothered to finish it. I got maybe 3/4 of the way through by the time I decided it just wasn't holding me. The only parts I really enjoyed were the Simpsons quotes, and the actual history of the show itself. He made some......more

Goodreads review by Krista on May 05, 2020

Generally interested and moderate fan. This book had peaks and valleys for me. I could have done without the author’s sliding of his autobiographical nuances as a ‘fuck the system’ young adult (so cool bro) WHO WENT TO QUEENS. I liked some of the social deconstruction of the characters but when they......more

Goodreads review by Itch on September 17, 2018

I'm a super Simpsons nerd and even I couldn't quite finish it......more

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