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A review by gracie_reads_everything
Socialism . . . Seriously: A Brief Guide to Human Liberation by Danny Katch
2.0
Though both humorous and addressing many of the questions I have about socialism, as well as the misgivings I have about capitalism, this book’s light-hearted-ness does make it more difficult to take seriously or properly interpret answers to questions people may have about the various political philosophies.
I found this book useful for broadening my view of socialism as a whole, but it doesn’t really delve into what socialism actually is or explain its polices and distinctions in more than a general way. I found the jokes distracting from the actual content, and the actual content rather lacking in it of itself.
The author distinguishes himself as a Marxist later in the book & allows for different forms of socialism to exist and describes an ideal society in which it exists, but fails to give more concrete explanations and examples that would help a reader who’s trying to understand these new concepts, particularly in relation to all the other forms of socialism.
The book doesn’t really serve an informative purpose, but more of a long personal rant on the topic by the author. The author seeks to critique capitalism, which I acknowledge as a flawed system, but I wish he would’ve provided better explanations for his critiques rather than just that capitalism is evil.
I found this book useful for broadening my view of socialism as a whole, but it doesn’t really delve into what socialism actually is or explain its polices and distinctions in more than a general way. I found the jokes distracting from the actual content, and the actual content rather lacking in it of itself.
The author distinguishes himself as a Marxist later in the book & allows for different forms of socialism to exist and describes an ideal society in which it exists, but fails to give more concrete explanations and examples that would help a reader who’s trying to understand these new concepts, particularly in relation to all the other forms of socialism.
The book doesn’t really serve an informative purpose, but more of a long personal rant on the topic by the author. The author seeks to critique capitalism, which I acknowledge as a flawed system, but I wish he would’ve provided better explanations for his critiques rather than just that capitalism is evil.