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savaging's review against another edition
5.0
I can't help it. Zizek infuriates me. And I like it. This book is really readable for those of us who are more comfortable with the jargon of political economy than the jargon of psychoanalysis (there's a bit about the Big Other -- which I actually found useful -- but otherwise Lacan keeps quiet).
The downside to reading this book is that you'll want to talk about it, and then you have to begin conversations with "So Zizek says . . ." -- and you must then navigate the minefield of how people already feel about Comrade Slavoj.
The downside to reading this book is that you'll want to talk about it, and then you have to begin conversations with "So Zizek says . . ." -- and you must then navigate the minefield of how people already feel about Comrade Slavoj.
simpulacra's review against another edition
4.0
This was the first Zizek book I ever read and it was a great introduction (for me) to his ideas. It's not as daunting as some of his other works (Lenin 2020 and Less Than Nothing come to mind) but sums up a lot of his general ideas about capitalism in the 20th/21st centuries.
bradach's review against another edition
5.0
Easily Zizeks most grounded non-theoretical or abstract book I’ve read. His critiques of both the Left and Right in this book are spot on.
c_daddy_reads's review against another edition
4.0
This book was kind of like one of Zizek's talks in that it was entertaining and full of cultural and modern-day references. It kind of hops around a lot, but the chapters do tie together and paint a loose picture.
His writing varies in terms of how much prerequisite knowledge and vocab is needed, and most of the chapters in this were very approachable. Some not so much.
Worth reading
His writing varies in terms of how much prerequisite knowledge and vocab is needed, and most of the chapters in this were very approachable. Some not so much.
Worth reading
cryo_guy's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this. I thought Zizek made a very cogent analysis.
tomasz99's review against another edition
5.0
Porusza tu mnóstwo tematów, które nawet trudno streścić. I oczywiście - dobrze się Zizka przyswaja.