Escape into Meaning, Evan Puschak
Escape into Meaning, Evan Puschak
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Escape into Meaning
Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions

Author: Evan Puschak

Narrator: Evan Puschak

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/30/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Producer, editor, and writer behind the highly addictive, informative, and popular YouTube channel The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak presents “a brilliant, wide-ranging essay collection that explores meaning and how we make it with the thoughtfulness and open-hearted generosity that have long been hallmarks of Puschak’s writing” (John Green, New York Times bestselling author).

As YouTube’s The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak plays the polymath, posing questions and providing answers across a wide range of fields—from the power of a split diopter shot in Toy Story 4 to the political dangers of schadenfreude. Now, he brings that same insatiable curiosity and striking wit to this engaging and unputdownable essay collection.

Perfect for fans of Trick Mirror and the writing of John Hodgman and Chuck Klosterman, Escape into Meaning is “a passionate, perceptive” (Hua Hsu, author of Stay True) compendium of fascinating insights into obsession. Whether you’re interested in the philosophy of Jerry Seinfeld or how Clark Kent is the real hero, there’s something for everyone in this effervescent collection.

About Evan Puschak

Evan Puschak is the creator of the popular YouTube channel The Nerdwriter, which has more than three million subscribers. He has a degree in film production from Boston University. Find out more at YouTube.com/Nerdwriter1 and @TheeNerdwriter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jesse

Quick preface: The NerdWriter is easily one of my favorite content creators on YouTube, and his videos have fed my curious love of all things art. As someone who often watches movies passively, it was a splash of cold water to watch Puschak deconstruct a good film and then build it up again to somet......more

Goodreads review by Nathan

A very enjoyable read that’s incredibly thoughtful. I had fun spending time with this book, the thoughts, and style. But I don’t think it’s a book that will have much impact beyond the hours spent with it. Certainly worth reading if you enjoy essay collections, consume a lot of books, and need somet......more

Goodreads review by Kyle

As a big fan of Evan's writing for Nerdwriter, it brings me no pleasure to report that I don't think this was very good. His writing style is much better served by the spoken, visual medium of video essays than it is by this long-form format. I've always thought his writing felt very careful and elo......more