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bookishbrighton's review
2.0
I’m glad I’ve read it given it’s notoriety but I read it in one sitting and it felt like a chore. Definitely an historical read, not something to be enjoyed! So if like me you are thinking of reading it as a ‘classic’ (for lack of a better term) I probably wouldn’t bother!
gchinechin's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
figured it was about time i read this and that it was a good time to do so. they cooked.
louisaanng's review
it bored me to death i’m free i can stop reading when i want to, life’s too short to waste it on a bad book
lidotchka's review
4.0
★★★★☆ - I don't know how I am supposed to rate this book...
I read this book for my thesis about the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Here I am again, trying to rate a book I read for my thesis.
I don't really know what to say except this was useful for my research. There are many references to this book in other writings about Maoism or Cultural Revolution, so I had to read it.
Was it well-written? No. Like pretty much every other book of this type I read (yet it was less badly-written than [a:Mao Zedong|4797485|Mao Zedong|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1324623507p2/4797485.jpg]'s books which are, in my opinion, the worst).
In the past, I had read some extracts of this book (especially when I was in high school), but I had never read the book entirely.
It's pretty quick to read and will probably take you only one or two hours.
I also feel like this book is an important piece of history if I can say so. Even if you don't agree with the ideas inside, it's quite important to read it.
Well, I guess if you're interested in Marxism or just communism in general, this book is for you. If you're writing a thesis about the Chinese Cultural Revolution, I also suggest you read it :)
I read this book for my thesis about the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Here I am again, trying to rate a book I read for my thesis.
I don't really know what to say except this was useful for my research. There are many references to this book in other writings about Maoism or Cultural Revolution, so I had to read it.
Was it well-written? No. Like pretty much every other book of this type I read (yet it was less badly-written than [a:Mao Zedong|4797485|Mao Zedong|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1324623507p2/4797485.jpg]'s books which are, in my opinion, the worst).
In the past, I had read some extracts of this book (especially when I was in high school), but I had never read the book entirely.
It's pretty quick to read and will probably take you only one or two hours.
I also feel like this book is an important piece of history if I can say so. Even if you don't agree with the ideas inside, it's quite important to read it.
Well, I guess if you're interested in Marxism or just communism in general, this book is for you. If you're writing a thesis about the Chinese Cultural Revolution, I also suggest you read it :)
mandalor3960's review against another edition
3.0
The concept of class antagonisms is very interesting. I have a few criticisms though. The first section of the pamphlet that analyzes the history of civilizations seems flawed and oversimplified. The latter two sections seem irrelevant now that the year is not 1848 and I would be interested in the then communist supported parties. If these perceived irrelevances were removed from the book, the concept of Communism would have been written more concise.
Rating Update 26 May 2019
Four stars to three stars. The sections that I enjoyed were dampened by the latter two sections of the manifesto.
August 23, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a three star rating is befitting. The original review and rating update from May 26, 2019, conform to the new rating system. The main reason behind retaining the three star rating is based primarily from the reasoning in the rating update from May 26, 2019. These two sections take up considerable portions of the manifesto, up to half of it, which make reduce the manifesto's rating closer to 2.5 stars. These two sections lowers the volume of what would have been a four star rating based on the sections of what the communist intended to do (the "measures") and the sections detailing the concept of class antagonism.
February 12, 2020
Update
I have changed the color of the rating from red with a grey outline to green with a grey outline. I am not sure why it was previously colored red. I have currently chosen green because the information provided in the review and subsequent update is accurate and most definitely leads to a three star-rating (whether that be as a 2.5 star-rating rounding up).
March 11, 2020
Update
Despite having read everything previously written, I am not convinced to the extent of a green with a grey outline color and have now changed the color to yellow with a grey outline.
When choosing a rating type, it seems that this book reached the heights of a four star-rating but was lowered by two star-rating content that seemed unnecessary and disrupted the flow of the previous four star-rated content.
Rating Update 26 May 2019
Four stars to three stars. The sections that I enjoyed were dampened by the latter two sections of the manifesto.
August 23, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a three star rating is befitting. The original review and rating update from May 26, 2019, conform to the new rating system. The main reason behind retaining the three star rating is based primarily from the reasoning in the rating update from May 26, 2019. These two sections take up considerable portions of the manifesto, up to half of it, which make reduce the manifesto's rating closer to 2.5 stars. These two sections lowers the volume of what would have been a four star rating based on the sections of what the communist intended to do (the "measures") and the sections detailing the concept of class antagonism.
February 12, 2020
Update
I have changed the color of the rating from red with a grey outline to green with a grey outline. I am not sure why it was previously colored red. I have currently chosen green because the information provided in the review and subsequent update is accurate and most definitely leads to a three star-rating (whether that be as a 2.5 star-rating rounding up).
March 11, 2020
Update
Despite having read everything previously written, I am not convinced to the extent of a green with a grey outline color and have now changed the color to yellow with a grey outline.
When choosing a rating type, it seems that this book reached the heights of a four star-rating but was lowered by two star-rating content that seemed unnecessary and disrupted the flow of the previous four star-rated content.
safsunderc's review against another edition
5.0
Genuinely the most brilliant thing I have ever read. It’s not so much the actual ideas but the way it’s articulated. A must read for every single person. Revolution will not and must not die, if so we are lost forever as a species, society, as a living breathing hulking mass of life
4lbxrtoii's review
3.0
I went to my professor's office hours today and said I needed an extension for my final term paper because "I'm so Proletariat Core"/Burnout, and needless to say she gave it to me (cause she hadn't actually laughed that hard in a long time hahaha!?)
111domino's review against another edition
3.0
decided to dedicate august to reading leftist literature so we're starting from the roots