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longl's review against another edition
2.0
Meandering, unfocused, sprawling, shallow. Obvious. I was hoping for a more nuanced and insightful discussion about the changing nature of sleep in late capitalism but this read more like your usual broad generalization about capitalism, changing media, and consumerist ennui typical of academics for sport. The writing hops all over the place and features plenty of gratuitous name dropping.
niniane's review against another edition
3.0
The first chapter is interesting. It discusses how modern society has monetized eating, exercise, spending time with friends. The one area that hasn't been made "productive" is sleep.
Then it becomes too arcane for me, and too dense for me to read.
Then it becomes too arcane for me, and too dense for me to read.
sotweedfactor's review against another edition
3.0
A very interesting book that raises a lot of questions about the last limits of capitalism in our lives and bodies. However, while Crary makes a lot of intriguing points about the gross encroachment of capitalism in our lives, he rarely uses empirical evidence to justify his claims. Personally, I find his claims believable, but the methodology of interrogating banal aspects of life, pop culture, and literature is not the most convincing to everyone. Nonetheless, the issue he talks about is intriguing, and he shines a light on a topic normally shrouded in darkness. Well worth a read to someone looking for a quick and enlightening glance at how capitalism influences even the most human aspects of our selves.
unfoldingdrama's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced