Reviews and Comments

My brain is too small to understand this book.

I was a bit too harsh, the author clarifies and makes a better argument shortly after

This criticism of posthumamism is Engels-tier "Oh, you say you want to erode the boundaries between the human and the non-human, but you refer to humans as a distinct concept. Curious." It doesn't have much to do with the main thesis of the book, so I don't mind that much, but man is it bad.

Summer is a great time to give some indie fiction that I normally wouldn't have time for a try!

This is like the most radlib sci-fi book I've ever read. It straight up says that capitalism will be the cause of environmental collapse and mass death, but also that there are no alternatives, while simultaneously portraying alternatives in the text itself which seem to work fine. It also has a weirdly anprim stance on technology, stating that technology itself is bad and environmentally harmful and completely ignores the social and political context in which that technology is developed. All in all, I do not recommend.

This is so odd. This book straight-up says that crown prosecutors are a mechanism through which the state suppresses dissidents, but the author is himself a crown prosecutor. There's some real cognitive dissonance here.

That was a fantastic cozy little furry mystery!

This novel's depiction of classist society is a fantastic demonstration of why we should abolish classes (affectionate).

This novel's depiction of classist society is a fantastic demonstration of why we should abolish classes (affectionate).

I haven't gotten very far into theactual meat of this story, but the prose in this novel is just fantastic

Dune was excellent, but now my brain needs a break. Does anyone have any reccommendations for smaller-scale, local, or slice-of-life stories?

This is a wonderful little book about what the commons are, why they are important, and how they can and must be protected. If you're an anarchist, this is required reading. If you're some variety of non-anarchist socialist, this is still important, because although it's not workers' control (commons operate separately from employment) the commons are a great way to build dual power, and put power back in the hands of the common people. It even mentions the Free Software community by name as an example of a commons, so if you're reading this review, then you're already commoning. One potential criticism is that it isn't very academic, but to be honest, I don't think that matters that much. It's not trying to be an academic study of the commons, just a short introduction on how you can work the commons into your everyday life.

If you live in a settler-colonial country, especially Canada, you need to read this book. If you don't live in a settler colonial country but want to build relationships for emancipation with globally oppressed minorities, this book provides a great guide to do that too. There's really nobody I wouldn't recommend this book to. Even your racist uncle will hopefully get a wakeup call from Simpson's amazingly thoughtful and insightful text.