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a brutally honest piece about the harsh reality that is living in this bleeding land. I would have read it even had a friend of mine not been one of the writers, but knowing his story just made it that more impactful. absolutely recommended to absolutely anyone.

very early on this book felt iffy to me. it felt like an almost Randian view on anarchism, like an attempt to capture the Thatcher individualists. I gave up on listening to the next chapters when those came up on Audible Anarchist. however, when the chapter on sexuality was released, I decided to give that one a shot. I regret trying. that chapter was immediately disappointing, being extremely heterosexual from the very first sentence. having been written in the 70's is no excuse to me. anarchists of the time should have (and many did) known better. I'll just have to wait for them to finish with this one and move to some actually interesting theory.

I was a bit skeptical at first. a long diary about the Bolshevik ideology that I already don't believe in from a writers whose magnum opus I liked but didn't feel was the best thing ever. But dang, I was wrong. I learned more about that period from a single book than I learned in decades. I even learned about stuff that I as a Jew should have already known of and was surprised to find out how shallow was my knowledge. The best way to know what the Russian revolution was like was to live through it. The second best way might genuinely be this book.

I mean it's almost obligatory for me to add Sonja Lang books to my list by this point

after the incredible recommendation from @GwenfarsGarden@weirder.earth I had to add it to the list.

Started listening to the podcast and got hooked, now I have to read the book as well.

Joining the trend as well 😅

strong beginning, a very weak middle, comes back to a strong ending. despite the flaws, it still contains some important insights, and I had my mind blown at parts.

Yes, I know, speaks toki pona fluently, never read pu. that's why it's joining the list!

Full disclosure, I was a fan of the podcast before that podcast turned into a book. And yet, this book is very strong on its own merits. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and I didn't want to put it down so badly that I read it end to end in a just little bit over one month. The only thing I was missing was John Green's voice, and that can be achieved by the audiobook. Highly recommended.