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njderoche's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
I really liked the premise of this book and the numerous interviews done with working people. It felt a little redundant towards the middle, but the last chapter on the political implications of bullshit jobs brought me back in. Definitely a challenging read in that it forces you to take a really uncomfortable look at your life and your work, and the systems in place to keep you working. While the title might be off-putting for some, I think many people would benefit from reading it and almost everyone would find a piece of this argument they agree with.
jonahbf's review
3.0
A lot of quite interesting individual arguments get wrapped in a bunch of extremely poorly thought out grand theories. The existence of bullshit jobs is clearly a real phenomenon, and Graeber makes some good points about "caring work," but he then overstretches himself seeing every problem in society as an anvil to be hit with the explanatory hammer of "bullshit jobs."
ryanklynn's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.25
libellum_aphrodite's review
1.0
I wish I could give it zero stars. This is not research, or even proper case studies, but anecdotes from Twitter blown up into a book. I was shocked to learn this author is a published and, from what I can tell, respected anthropologist. Actually the only parts that are readable are small sections on motivation and meaning for humans. Overall, feels more like a terrible undergrad paper.
Honestly though, I mostly wrote a review to share this other review, which I enjoyed immensely more than the book and wish I had thought of myself: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2612098825
Honestly though, I mostly wrote a review to share this other review, which I enjoyed immensely more than the book and wish I had thought of myself: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2612098825