Reviews
"Truly original. . . . A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed moments. . . . After reading it, life seems larger." -John Berger,Harper's Magazine "An ingenious journey through the history of photography." -Art Review "Dyer has the naturally generous impulse of a great storyteller." -The Boston Globe "Amasterful meditation. . . in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humor." -Alain de Botton, Books of the Year,The Observer(London) "Surprising. . . . [Dyer] pulls off a string of shrewd, often original ideas about a group of artists whose work had until now seemed thoroughly digested." -The New York Times Book Review, "Truly original. . . . A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed moments. . . . After reading it, life seems larger." -John Berger, Harper's Magazine "An ingenious journey through the history of photography." - Art Review "Dyer has the naturally generous impulse of a great storyteller." - The Boston Globe "Amasterful meditation. . . in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humor." -Alain de Botton, Books of the Year, The Observer (London) "Surprising. . . . [Dyer] pulls off a string of shrewd, often original ideas about a group of artists whose work had until now seemed thoroughly digested." - The New York Times Book Review, "Truly original. . . . A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed momentsE. After reading it, life seems larger." --John Berger, "Harper's Magazine" "An ingenious journey through the history of photography." --"Art Review" "Dyer has the naturally generous impulse of a great storyteller." --"The Boston Globe" "A" "masterful meditation. . . in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humor." --Alain de Botton, Books of the Year, "The Observer "(London) "Surprising. . . . ÝDyer¨ pulls off a string of shrewd, often original ideas about a group of artists whose work had until now seemed thoroughly digested." --"The New York Times Book Review", "Truly original. . . . A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed moments. . . . After reading it, life seems larger." -John Berger, Harper's Magazine "An ingenious journey through the history of photography." - Art Review "Dyer has the naturally generous impulse of a great storyteller." - The Boston Globe "A masterful meditation. . . in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humor." -Alain de Botton, Books of the Year, The Observer (London) "Surprising. . . . [Dyer] pulls off a string of shrewd, often original ideas about a group of artists whose work had until now seemed thoroughly digested." - The New York Times Book Review, "Truly original. . . . A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed momentsÉ. After reading it, life seems larger." -John Berger,Harper's Magazine "An ingenious journey through the history of photography." -Art Review "Dyer has the naturally generous impulse of a great storyteller." -The Boston Globe "Amasterful meditation. . . in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humor." -Alain de Botton, Books of the Year,The Observer(London) "Surprising. . . . [Dyer] pulls off a string of shrewd, often original ideas about a group of artists whose work had until now seemed thoroughly digested." -The New York Times Book Review, "Truly original. . . . A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed moments. . . . After reading it, life seems larger." --John Berger, Harper's Magazine "An ingenious journey through the history of photography." -- Art Review "Dyer has the naturally generous impulse of a great storyteller." -- The Boston Globe "A masterful meditation. . . in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humor." --Alain de Botton, Books of the Year, The Observer (London) "Surprising. . . . [Dyer] pulls off a string of shrewd, often original ideas about a group of artists whose work had until now seemed thoroughly digested." -- The New York Times Book Review, " Truly original. . . . A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed moments. . . . After reading it, life seems larger." -- John Berger, "Harper's Magazine" " An ingenious journey through the history of photography." -- "Art Review" " Dyer has the naturally generous impulse of a great storyteller." -- "The Boston Globe" " A" "masterful meditation. . . in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humor." -- Alain de Botton, Books of the Year, "The Observer "(London) " Surprising. . . . [Dyer] pulls off a string of shrewd, often original ideas about a group of artists whose work had until now seemed thoroughly digested." -- "The New York Times Book Review"