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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
This was a strange read and reminded me of a cult. It was very hard for me to get into. Just meh.
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Read for class. Some good and relevant ideas were presented, but I was so bored that I quite literally fell asleep in the middle of reading it several nights in a row.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fun fact: Thomas More wore a hair shirt
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I really don’t like the narrative framing of this book. I find it especially tedious in the first section where they discuss current problems in Europe. The description of Utopian society goes back and forth from trenchant criticism of capitalism or property ownership to descriptions of bizarre customs such as their marriage rituals.
The additional essays by China Miéville and Ursula LeGuin are good, analyzing and problematizing the concept of utopias. I especially like LeGuin’s description of the purpose of utopian fiction “to dislodge the mind from the habit of thinking that the way we live now is the only way people can live.”
The additional essays by China Miéville and Ursula LeGuin are good, analyzing and problematizing the concept of utopias. I especially like LeGuin’s description of the purpose of utopian fiction “to dislodge the mind from the habit of thinking that the way we live now is the only way people can live.”
Pretty much read like an undergrad's idea of what a perfect communist society would be like, with one important caveat: they're totally fine with slavery.