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geoffreyjen's review against another edition
4.0
So, I finally fished this first volume of the Sphere's trilogy. I read it via an online reading group (see our video sessions on youtube by searching for "Sloterdijk Bubbles" - ours are the ones by "Infinite Conversations"). This was an extraordinarily rewarding read, partly because of the reading group, but Sloterdijk's text is also filled with interesting ideas and novel perspectives, sometimes too many of them. I shall pursue the reading into Volumes 2 and 3, but so far I have to say I find his ideas useful but not "Deleuzian" enough for my taste, although he claims to draw on Deleuze's work. Still, a worthwhile read nonetheless.
daneekasghost's review
4.0
I'm tempted to continue on to [b: Globes|979053|Maps and Globes|Jack Knowlton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356001003s/979053.jpg|963941]. Which says something. This book puts lots of ideas on the table, almost all of them concerning the idea of close two-person relationships (mother-child, God-Adam, etc.) The thing I most struggled with is the rejection of the Enlightenment. But beyond that, Sloterdijk writes engagingly enough for the deep territory, and his ability to supplement the writing with interesting images keep the book moving along.
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