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brnineworms's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
It’s Capital, what can I say? It’s pretty dense – it’s hard to say sometimes whether the painstaking detail Marx goes into should be regarded as thoroughness or long-windedness. Economics and mathematics aren’t exactly my strong suits, so I’m sure there’s plenty that went over my head. That said, it was surprisingly sarcastic and more accessible than I thought it would be, and I appreciated the supernatural metaphors (as I always do)
I kept notes while I read, tweeting a thread of very short chapter summaries. It’s not particularly in-depth and I don’t really offer any insight or analysis, but it did help me keep track of what arguments were being made
https://twitter.com/bigfootsheelys/status/1332311389004832768
https://twitter.com/bigfootsheelys/status/1332311389004832768
After reading this book, I now have a firmer understanding of what capitalism is and how it functions. I would give it four and a half stars but it was a tough read and there are some parts I’m still trying to make sense of, so I’ve settled on four. I definitely prefer it to The Communist Manifesto, which I felt was too cursory
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Child abuse
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Death
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