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Hatred is one of the few taboos that remains unbroken--even more so than sex or death. And yet, we all experience it: "I feel it two to six times a week, and I expect the same of you," jokes Michela Murgia in this irreverent book, which grew out of a series of public lectures she gave a few years ago. Her thesis is that hatred can actually be a virtue, depending on how we practice it. For instance, in his piece "I Hate the Indifferent," Antonio Gramsci demonstrated that, when recognized and disciplined, this emotion is not necessarily destructive. Drawing on everything from Sardinian curses to biblical psalms, and from the works of Grazia Deledda to the letters of Saint Paul, Murgia dismantles our prejudices and asserts the right to hate--specifically those who act unjustly, the bullies, and all those who do not believe in a collective responsibility for the common good. In doing so, she achieves a small miracle: she speaks directly to our own era--a time poisoned by destructive hatred--addressing us, who continue to inhabit it, with her signature irony and the prophetic clarity of a voice that can never be extinguished.
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