Escape into Meaning
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Ratings3
Average rating3.5
Producer, editor, and writer behind the highly addictive, informative, and popular YouTube channel The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak presents an unconventional and whip-smart essay collection about topics as varied as Superman, politics, and public benches. 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 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.
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An easy to enjoy collection of essays about pop culture, humanity, and the odd places where they intertwine from an essayist that I've admired for awhile now. Probably would've scored higher if more of the cultural touch points that the essays focused on were ones I was actually familiar with (my fault, not Puschak's).
I've watched so much Nerdwriter that I heard his voice the whole time I was reading this book.
I've always been a fan of his YouTube page so buying his book was an easy choice. Much prefer this over other YouTube merch which I never really have a need for.
This book was fun with some insightful musings. The Emerson chapter was a bit hard to slug through and it's at the beginning of the book which is always a dangerous combo.
Makes me want to spend some time on a public bench immediately.
Am I biased because of his top notch video essays and the fact he's a fellow Superman fan? You bet. But only a little.
