raalux's review against another edition

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3.75

There's some very interesting ideas in this one, though I couldn't quite grasp the overarching argument as well as in his longer books.

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informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely stunning!!! The depth and breadth of this book is absolutely amazing, and the author is able to artfully weave a web of argument in such precise, clear and understandable language, critically dissecting the bureaucracy that underpins our modern society, which is often invisible.

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

ddl98's review against another edition

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5.0

Graeber is excellent again but I expected nothing less. A smoother and easier read than debt was as Graeber let’s his personality through a little more which I think is a good thing. In comparison to Debt I am not left as awe struck as I was like he has just completely shifted my world view but I am left still with an altered one.

My passionate hatred for bureaucracy burns stronger yet, as my understanding of it is so much deeper. I can appreciate its necessity but also how we got here much more now and I guess we’re left to think how do we get out of it? If we ever can. Graeber seems to think we can but I’m not certain he’s convinced me, I want to, but perhaps I’m being too pessimistic. When we are driven to efficiency by capitalism we are forced to take the bureaucratic highway, until we are released the country roads make no sense! God help us all.

indigooryx's review against another edition

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dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

snpefk's review against another edition

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3.0

Leftists memes be like: *wall of text*

И эта стена текста настолько плотная и занудная, что последовательно донести каким же образом бюрократия душит рабочий класс удаётся так же просто, как и в самом предмете обсуждения.

В каждом из трех эссе есть инкогерентные аргументы, разной степени увлекательности, которые могут ни куда не вести и ни к чему не стыканутся. Паззл просто не собирается, что немного разочаровывает учитывая сколько отзывов я прочитал о том, какой же мистер Граббер гигант мысли. (Дочитывать его остальные книги я не передумал).

Это ни в коем случае не плохая книга, по отдельности нити размышления и читать интересно, и о мире можно что-то новое узнать (правда, есть шанс 50/50 после затравки "<…> а сейчас мы детально рассмотрим немецкую почтовую систему, в то время считавшейся непревзойденной." несколько страниц подряд читать, что про неё думали уже давно склеившее ласты левые, типа, Ленина или Кропоткина). Но вот структура доказательство тезиса "Бюрократия не очень хорошая идея" настолько просторная, что проследить её мне не удалось.

bradleet's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

giugiufio's review against another edition

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

leelynloo's review against another edition

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

anice's review against another edition

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4.5

More interesting and compelling work from Graeber. But like with a lot of his work, I just have more questions and more ideas I want to think about than when I started, which maybe isn’t such a bad thing :)