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title: "Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism) Paperback – December 22, 1994"
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# Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism) Paperback – December 22, 1994

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- **What is this?** Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism) Paperback – December 22, 1994 by jean baudrillardsheila faria glaser
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant piece of work, best read critically
*by E***C on August 25, 2020*

I will admit it took me a few weeks to gather my thoughts on this book, particularly because I couldn't understand if it's 4 or 5 stars for me (which is quite meaningless anyways, so let's move on). I think the purpose of theory and philosophy is to come up with ways of looking at life, that make the most sense, or that make life more "understandable". Beaudrillard does exactly that in Simulacra and Simulation, and the relevance of this book to our current timeline could not be understated in a thousand years. I will not lie - this book is hard to grasp. Anyone that tells you otherwise is either a genius or a liar. Some of the articles in this are very coherent and clear, and some are very abstract and confusing. On numerous occasions I found myself treating certain pages as just plain text because I could not understand what the hell is going on. The good news is that I don't think it requires any particular background, except for maybe a very basic grasp of semiology/semiotics. But for the vast majority of the book, there is a point, a very strong point, and as much as I didn't understand some of it (particularly the latter half), I still managed to extract very valuable insights, practically every 2 pages. This is one of the book's greatest strengths - Beaudrillard manages to keep it fresh by approaching the same concept from different angles and there really is beef around the bone - I often found myself thinking about the book while not reading it, which to me is the greatest evidence that a book is truly interesting to me, on some level. Beaudrillard's extremely cynical and pessimistic view is all encompassing - to the point where it seems he fails to see the world in way different than that of the prism of simulacrum and simulation. As much as these raw ratings really don't mean much, I decided to eventually give a 5-star rating simply because of how profoundly profound some of the insights were and how mind-numbingly relevant this book is to world we live in. Beaudrillard wrote this in the 80's - he looked into the future and saw nothing but a grim world deprived of any true meaning. When I say this book is best read critically I mean that you don't have to agree with every single sentence and every single point he makes, to still be able to appreciate the theoretical structure he leans on, and how he meticulous dissects everything in the modern life and exposes the mold and that hides itself from plain sight.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A challenging read that rewards patience, not unlike the Silmarillion (but actually quite different)
*by A***N on May 30, 2025*

At first glance, this collection of thoughts and social media posts may seem random and disconnected. And on second glance. And third, fourth and fifth. But by the sixth viewing, you can be certain that you have gleaned some of the mystery that is Brian Douglas. Don’t go looking for a narrative, see what each page is on its own.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book
*by A***N on September 25, 2025*

My son enjoys reading at papel than digital format

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