Num mundo que só aceita o útil, o que acontece com a arte? | Vamos Comprar um Poeta

📘 In a society where everything is measured in grams, percentages, and financial return, a girl asks her father to buy a poet. This is the dystopia of Afonso Cruz in "Let's Buy a Poet"—and it's more relevant than it seems. I'm Evelyn Cordeiro, and in this episode of the After Reading series, I share my thoughts on one of the most intelligent and unsettling books I've ever read: a critique of utilitarianism, the commodification of culture, and a world that has already turned almost everything into a product, without spoilers. 💡 What you'll see in this episode: Who is Afonso Cruz and why did this book originate from a real crisis? The connection between the book's dystopia and what happened in Brazil and Portugal with culture The concept of utilitarianism (Jeremy Bentham) and how it explains the world in the book What enchanted me, and what bothered me, in the reading Who is this book for? --------- 📚 On today's bookshelf: https://link.amazon/B0eM4UtUV --------- 🌱 Native Organics products I use daily: https://link.amazon/B09QfQXV9 https://link.amazon/B05DSdqsO 💁‍♀️ Products from my skincare routine Care: https://amzn.to/3PmIxEI https://amzn.to/4tn6TMC https://amzn.to/4wada0E --------- ❓ FAQ: What is the book Let's Buy a Poet, by Afonso Cruz, about? It's a short dystopian novel (less than 100 pages) that imagines a society where everything is measured in numbers and artists are sold like pets. The story follows a girl who convinces her family to buy a poet, and what changes in everyone's lives with this presence. It's a critique of utilitarianism and the commodification of culture, written with lightness and irony. Does this video about Let's Buy a Poet contain spoilers? What happens at the end? This video does not contain spoilers. The review focuses on the atmosphere, themes, and reading experience, without revealing what happens to the characters. Is Let's Buy a Poet worth reading? Yes, especially for those who appreciate fiction that uses absurdity to critique reality, like Kafka or Saramago. It's a short book, but with questions that linger for weeks: what is the purpose of art? What is lost when a society only values ​​what can be measured? https://link.amazon/B0eM4UtUV What is the message of Let's Buy a Poet? That art doesn't need to be useful to be essential. The book criticizes utilitarianism, the idea that the value of something lies only in what it produces that is measurable, and argues that the poetic view of the world is the most human thing in a society. Why did Afonso Cruz write Let's Buy a Poet? The book was born from the Portuguese financial crisis of 2016, when the Portuguese Ministry of Culture was abolished. Cruz imagined a reality where this logic—culture as superfluous—was taken to the extreme. In Brazil, the book arrived in 2020, in an equally symbolic context. ------- 🔥 Discover QR Tube, the tool I use to create QR codes that direct you to moments in the video even before the video has been recorded. https://qr-tube.com/ --------- 🧠 Subscribe to the Pensadoria newsletter on Substack https://pensadoria.substack.com/ --------- 🎯 If you also believe that a good book can stir your inner repertoire, subscribe and activate the bell to ensure continuous reflection. 💬 So, have you read any of these books? Tell me in the comments, I love chatting with our reflective pack. ----- Made with 💛 💙 and ☕ by people passionate about books. ---- Buy your books (and other products) through my Amazon links and contribute to the channel. You don't pay anything extra for it. Thank you so much for your affection and support! 💖 ----- #Thoughts #BookReview #ReadingTips #books