Reviews

Living in the Long Emergency: Global Crisis, the Failure of the Futurists, and the Early Adapters Who Are Showing Us the Way Forward by James Howard Kunstler

duparker's review against another edition

2.0

I get why I am many others revered Kunstler two decades ago. I understand his drive and the desire he has to expose the unfortunate circumstances that created today's world and our energy dependence and consumer culture.

That said, reading this book reminded me why I stopped listening to his podcast. It has a real negative vibe to it. Not just critical, which it is, and not just hitting the heart of the issues, but bitter and discouraging. Intellectual, yes. Readable, sure. Informative, some times. Enjoyable, no.

But maybe it isn't supposed to be.

aliciareillife's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.0

phantomofthebookshop's review against another edition

2.0

While Kunstler's willingness to confront narratives contrary to those of the mainstream expectation of endless progress remains valuable, his complete misunderstanding of Derrida, post-structuralism, and the caricature of 'identity politics' he advances is a significant detraction from the real issues at play in the struggle for the future.