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product_id: 4105716
title: "Cruel Optimism"
brand: "lauren berlant"
price: "NT$1687"
currency: TWD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 12
url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/4105716-cruel-optimism
store_origin: TW
region: Taiwan
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# Cruel Optimism

**Brand:** lauren berlant
**Price:** NT$1687
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Cruel Optimism by lauren berlant
- **How much does it cost?** NT$1687 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Cruel Optimism

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Captivating
  

*by V***I on Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023*

A difficult read, but extremely interestingThought provoking

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Cruel Optimism. The Best Title Deserves A Great Read.
  

*by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013*

If you can understand that you exist in your own mind, and are constucted piecemeal in the mind's of others, this book will have you understanding the nature of randomness as it flourishes within each of us.Ms. Berlant is a fine author, and will fly under your radar with a guidance control that will leave you wondering if you have any defense against such an onslaught of unbiased logic.A wonderful read.John Twomey

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Perfect
  

*by Y***A on Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2012*

One of the best books I have ever read ... original subtle and witty !It navigates between various traditions - and sometimes thats unsaid , for example there is the scent of Cavell all over the chapters, but that's disguised, or I think so.For anyone interested in attachments, precarity, new understandings of capitalism, multiplicity and normativity, this is a must

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*Last updated: 2026-05-17*