mothgoth's review against another edition
4.5
Super detailed and all encompassing biography. Sometimes Mehring wrote about people or events as if the reader definitely knew all about them already, but mostly he was good with explanations. It was really humbling (?) I think, to read about Marx's life. His family, his interests, his ceaseless pursuit of knowledge in a variety of fields... really something to admire, even if you're not a Marxist. There's a lot in this book, and it definitely hasn't all sunk in, but I'm definitely more familiar with Marx, Engels, their contemporaries and the time period they lived in which feels very cool.
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