A review by colin_cox
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville

4.0

China Miéville's A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto asks a question that many readers and thinkers sympathetic to Marxism ask: To what degree is The Communist Manifesto relevant? Miéville's answer arrives in the form of a sprawling, affectionate text rich with erudition and insight. Furthermore, A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto is both a devoted yet, at times, critical reading of The Communist Manifesto. Any reviews that suggest Miéville's text is pure propaganda have not taken the time to read it.

I would recommend A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto to any unfamiliar with and curious about Marx and Engels's The Communist Manifesto. The book is intelligent, insightful and endlessly readable.