Fair enough. I’ll probably pass it over to someone else I know then, it was gifted to me years ago when i fresh out of high school and just barely getting into socialism so i’m probably past needing to read it. I’ll update this thread with whatever I choose to read instead
Hahaha that seems to line up with what i’ve read so far. Would you say the book is still worth reading?
Took a break from reading theory for a while to finally read For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemmingway. Absolutely loved it, realised though that i should probably read some non fiction on the spanish civil war at some point.
Now reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. This was gifted to me by a comrade a while ago but i just never got round to it until now, so far though I’m enjoying it, he did warn me about its constant attacks on china. Curious on where Naomi Klein falls politically tbh
Yep! I believe the developers made the game while the book was being written to give a simulation of the books concepts. So far very cool, and gives a LOT of info that kinda makes me wish i’d read it first tbh
Just finished Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation by João Romeiro Hermeto. Overall really enjoyed it, some parts were slightly beyond my understanding but it was definetely the wakeup call i needed to get more involved than i already am in organising. Capitalism isnt this eternal monolith that many perceive it as, and it can be overcome!
Moving on to an easier read in Half Earth Socialism by Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass. I played the game based on it a while ago andordered the book before completely forgetting about it. Its very much a utopian book, so im mostly reading it for fun and less for studying but so far it has quite a lot of useful info about the perils of weather control systems. A good break from theory while i focus more on my last term of uni!
Just finished Communism, the highest stage of Ecology, its left me wanting to pursue more books about ecology and agriculture more broadly, especially since i was just volunteering at a agriculture show during the weekend. Next up on my list though is Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation by João Romeiro Hermeto. I’m mostly trying to tackle a backlog of Iskra Published titles at the moment but this one seems really interesting. One of the first “lefty” books I read was Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher, this feels similar in topic so far but with a far more revolutionary edge than Mark Fishers book. (I’m only 20 or so pages in though so take what im saying very loosly, could be miles off)
Love Working Nights! Have you listened to Charles Haywards previous band This Heat? Probably my favourite discovery of the last year, i grew totally obsessed with their music for a while
Been reading Communism, the Highest Stage of Ecology by Guillaume Suing. The stuff of Cubas agroecological practices has been really interesting to learn about as well as the history of Soviet planning in this space. Just finished a chapter which talks pretty positively of Lysenko, gonna have to read more on him but not sure where to start
Taken a break from theory fkr a while to try get through my comically large backlock of fiction books. Finished Searoad by Ursula K. Le Guin last week. Hit me quite hard in a way i just didnt expect, especially the final part of the book where it tells a multigenerational story of a family of women.
Now onto Ubik by Philip K Dick, started it yesterday and probably gonna finish today, i cant put it down!