"Against Interpretation" was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes some of Sontag's best-known works, among them "On Style", "Notes on 'Camp", and the titular essay "Against Interpretation", where Sontag argues that modern cultural conditions have given way to a new critical approach to aesthetics.

本书共分为七个类别：“准备做一个读者”、“不正常读者”、“政治花边”、“经典常谈”和“学点文艺腔”、“常识补充”和“都世界杯了，你还读书？”。 有谈论北京文化地标的《壮哉万圣》，有关注女工的《打工妹的声音》，也谈到足球运动真正的趣味及其勇猛的精神理念，批判商业行为带来的异化，等等。在轻松的文字背后，展现的是一个基于坚实阅读基础的“正常读者”的追求和努力。