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Title: A must read, but you must read it critically
Review: Bloom was a true conservative, and probably this book is the best apology for his cause there is. As such it should be read.Bloom's attacks on pop relativism and the emptiness of pop culture are on the mark, and his analysis of the history of our "sickness" is insightful. His prose is very muscular and powerful.However, he is just another despairing intellectual. This is not the answer. Hopefully this book will not turn you into someone who swoons over the poetry of T.S. Elliot.Western Civilization is over, as is christendom. Deal with it. There is no reason to defend tooth and nail such a horribly repressive culture. I agree that there is much we can learn from it, but there is no reason to wish it back.
