happinessisalltherage's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes difficult but often rewarding, this book is short enough that I plowed through it even though I can't say I fully comprehended all of it. I thought the historical analysis (I wanna say Chapter 4) was particularly interesting. There's some passages that amount to that typical 20th century French pseudo-psych0bable where the point is sort of being talked around but I thought it was pretty few and far between especially with such seemingly abstract ideas. One of those books where I feel weird giving it a rating at all.
I plan on reading his later "Commentaries on The Society of the Spectacle" and "The Revolution of Everyday Life" by former SI member and contemporary Raoul Vaneigem, maybe I will update this when that's done.
I plan on reading his later "Commentaries on The Society of the Spectacle" and "The Revolution of Everyday Life" by former SI member and contemporary Raoul Vaneigem, maybe I will update this when that's done.
sometype's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
composed's review against another edition
3.0
My first couple of tries reading this, it took me a bit to realize why I was having trouble getting into it. Then I realized it’s because I am so accustomed to books that explain premises upfront and give context for their upcoming arguments. This book does neither, instead skipping a number of syllogisms and diving in by tautologically assuming a huge amount of information. Once I realized, I just let that go and read the rest of the book as though I agreed with the underlying assumptions. That made it much more enjoyable!
An interesting read overall. As someone whose only real social media is Goodreads right now, I did get some little smug moments about how much I love shoving my hands into dirt and experiencing “real life.” And there were also some truly shocking moments of racism and classism. It’s always fun to hear intellectuals complain in inaccessible language and format that the peasants can’t understand enough to act in their own best interests. I hadn’t heard his framing of history vs. myth before.
An interesting read overall. As someone whose only real social media is Goodreads right now, I did get some little smug moments about how much I love shoving my hands into dirt and experiencing “real life.” And there were also some truly shocking moments of racism and classism. It’s always fun to hear intellectuals complain in inaccessible language and format that the peasants can’t understand enough to act in their own best interests. I hadn’t heard his framing of history vs. myth before.
convoi's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.75
Really challenging to read to be honest. But the really interesting.
adze's review against another edition
3.0
Bite sized thoughts. Very thought provoking, if you can get past the encrypted text.