The Shock of the new
Robert Hughes
Non-Fiction / History
The Shock of the new
by Robert Hughes
—· 444 p· 1981
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonreflectivephilosophical
Overview
About
"The hundred-year history of modern art ..."
Pages
444
distributed by Random House
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Art Historical Analysis10
Cultural Context9
Prose8
Narration8
Pacing7
Emotional depth6
Worldbuilding4
Plot twists2
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