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verminatplay's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book a lot especially being an anarchist with a lot of issues when it comes to reading haha. it compiles a lot of short excerpts from other anarchist texts which makes them a lot easier to read and understand. The only part of this book that I really did not enjoy was the third section of the first part ( “what anarchists do” ) which can be skipped altogether in my opinion.
nicolemillo's review
3.0
This was really interesting and it helped me to build a more mature understanding of the philosophy of anarchy which I (like most people, I suppose) had associated with "chaos" and disorder, when this is not (necessarily) the case at all. It raises a lot of good questions that I'd never thought to ask because we take so much of the operation of our societies for granted as necessary. This book's primary function is clearly biased and unabashed propaganda, and as a means of giving a sense of what anarchy means on a largely emotional level, rather than solidly explaining how it would come about. After a while, this flood of anarchist rhetoric feels redundant and unfulfilling for those wondering "OK, so what next?". It feels like anarchist doctrine generally avoids or dismisses the practical "how?" questions which is, to my mind, a failing. But, in theory, I'm very intrigued and I think there is a lot we should take from it. It would seem this philosophy has been much maligned and misunderstood.
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