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balancinghistorybooks's review
2.0
I liked the idea of this, but didn't enjoy the prose style at all. I ended up giving up on the book having only read around half of the introduction.
heathererosky's review
3.0
Fojas analyzes pop culture to portray the evils of capitalism. She provides enough context for readers to understand her points even if they have not encountered the various works mentioned. The author's analysis is incredibly thought-provoking, relevant and interesting.
Some of the sections within the book have the potential to be expanded or even to be written as separate books. Each section tied to the larger theme, but placing all sections together in this single collection was a bit too ambitious in my opinion.
While the depth of analysis for each text is admirable, Fojas merely identifies a broken system as opposed to calling readers to action. Perhaps I missed them in my reading, but she does not seem to present any solutions to the issues she described apart from scrapping capitalism entirely.
Capitalism and American ideals are heavily intertwined, so abandoning capitalism is both implausible and undesirable. America without capitalism could be an eventual dystopia far worse than the current state of the country.
Now that all of these issues have been acknowledged, which changes can we make? I don't know the answer, but it seems silly to talk about how horrible the system is without an attainable endgame.
Special thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of this book for review.
Some of the sections within the book have the potential to be expanded or even to be written as separate books. Each section tied to the larger theme, but placing all sections together in this single collection was a bit too ambitious in my opinion.
While the depth of analysis for each text is admirable, Fojas merely identifies a broken system as opposed to calling readers to action. Perhaps I missed them in my reading, but she does not seem to present any solutions to the issues she described apart from scrapping capitalism entirely.
Capitalism and American ideals are heavily intertwined, so abandoning capitalism is both implausible and undesirable. America without capitalism could be an eventual dystopia far worse than the current state of the country.
Now that all of these issues have been acknowledged, which changes can we make? I don't know the answer, but it seems silly to talk about how horrible the system is without an attainable endgame.
Special thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of this book for review.
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