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Breaking Bad E A Filosofia: Viver Melhor Com A Química (2014)

by David R. Koepsell(Favorite Author)

3.26 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

8567871042 (ISBN13: 9788567871042)

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English

genre

Nonfiction

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review 1: SPOILERS, YO.But if you haven't watched Breaking Bad yet, you better call Saul. He has a few choice words for you.This book was so rife with grammar errors that I could hardly make it through one sentence without stepping on a misplaced comma. I did, however, manage to read the entire book. There was only one chapter out of all nineteen that made me pause for a moment and think, "Hey, that's interesting. What about this? What about that?" It was the one asking, essentially, if Walter White is a bad person (my answer: duh, yes). Therein lies the major problem that I have with this book: it is far too kind to Walter White. But Walt isn't a bad person necessarily just because he is cooking crystal; he is primarily a bad person because he fails to see or take responsibility fo... morer how deeply his actions are effecting his entire community and family. More on that later. I didn't feel there was any essay that understood he was a born sociopath, and that the series' goal was to explore his capacity for evil. This was due in part to the book's laser focus on the first season of the series. Every single writer tried desperately to convince me of how completely sorry Walt was/is for his actions, particularly in regards to offing Krazy-8. The truth? Walt was never sorry for his actions. When he realized Heisenberg was inside of him, he never looked back. Was Walt more sorry in the first season than in the other four? Sure, but that's so irrelevant in consideration of all the amazing things this series can and has taught us. However, I still maintain that, for Walt, his empathy only came into play when it could grant him personal gain. The other problem of this book? It was written far too prematurely. The editors wouldn't have missed the mark by waiting until after the finale aired last September to publish this book, and the editing sure might have improved with the extra time. This book was released at the end of season four, leaving out the gold mine of explanations and motives and craziness found in the final season. In fact the main reason I do not buy into Walt's "I did it for my family" excuse is that he fucking SAYS he didn't do it for his family (finally) in the finale... "I did it for myself. I was alive," he utters to Skyler. Contrary to what this book would have you believe, that was the one and only time Walt ever told the truth to his family or himself (well, besides the season 3 episode "Fly," when he makes a drug-induced half-confession to Jesse). Speaking of Jesse, I would say he is the other person Walt said a few true lines to. But this book is severely lacking in chapters on Jesse, treating him as he was seen in season one: a deadbeat junkie without much character development. Except that these writers had seen four seasons of the power of Aaron Paul, and to pretend that the series was all about Walter White is absurd and to miss the point. The only chapter on Skyler is, of course, scathing. I think it is unfair to Skyler as a character and Skyler as a woman character. Of course she wasn't made to be the most likable character in the show but then, of course, NONE of the characters of Breaking Bad were made to be likable (except, I'd argue, possibly Badger and Skinny Pete. And Brock. And Andrea). How can anyone (seriously, ANYONE), hate Skyler but kiss Walt's ass? She didn't do anything worse than he did, and, in fact, her hand was often forced because of Walt's actions. Which brings me to my final point: this book has many opportunities to discuss The Law of Unintended Consequences but fails to do so at every turn (mostly because, again, it focuses squarely on constantly rehashing the basic plot of BB that we already know and focusing on season one). The fact that Walt's actions as a result of joining the drug trade had such a widespread influence on people he knew and people he didn't fascinates me to no end and is a HUGE part of why I loved the show. This is obviously a very philosophical concept (how much responsibility does Walt really have to all of these people, particularly those he didn't know, such as all those aboard Wayfarer 515?). Another reviewer has already said that fans deserve a better book than this and that we could write one ourselves. I agree! I urge you all to take a look at "The Gospel According to Breaking Bad," "Breaking Down Breaking Bad," and the newly released and hotly anticipated unofficial compendium "Wanna Cook?" I have only read one of those three so far, but I hold high hopes that the other two will wipe out the inequities of this one. In the meantime I might get started on my own Breaking Bad book... after all, when it comes to this phenomenal show, there is always more to say.
review 2: Very fun book and I love the series. This one, however didn't have as many essays that were enjoyable and insightful as the last couple I've read ('30 Rock and...' and 'Mad Men and...') Too much was spent analyzing the Neitzschean themes and observations of Walter's development and moral issues surrounding meth's sale and development without anything new being introduced from one essay to the next, at least in my opinion. Will certainly continue to read this series. Looking forward to 'Dexter and...' less

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