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No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need by Naomi Klein
kimuchi's review against another edition
3.0
Three stars for me means I liked it but didn’t love it. It’s not that there was anything wrong with the book, but this quote summed up the book so the book just didn’t have the depth I was hoping for.
“The really critical thing isn’t who’s sitting in the White House, but who is sitting in, in the cafeterias, in the streets, in the halls of government and the factories. Who is protesting, who is occupying offices and demonstrating. Those are the things that determine what happens.” —Howard Zinn
Good quote tho.
“The really critical thing isn’t who’s sitting in the White House, but who is sitting in, in the cafeterias, in the streets, in the halls of government and the factories. Who is protesting, who is occupying offices and demonstrating. Those are the things that determine what happens.” —Howard Zinn
Good quote tho.
hartmancb's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.75
This book focused more on the history of our presidents and how our country got to be where it’s at. I learned a ton and it was super important but I didn’t feel like Trump was always the focus, which is ok but made it a bit slower to get through. Had actionable items and was inspiring on how people can work together to elicit change.
jaimieee's review against another edition
5.0
super interesting & informative, albeit in a rather tragic/depressing way
latterature's review against another edition
5.0
Possible the most important book of 2017. Shows how we got here and what we can do next.
mubeenirfan's review against another edition
4.0
This is a book/manifesto for us to follow today.
Trump's win and subsequent actions (no surprises there) have everlasting impacts on all of us irrespective of geographical boundaries. Klein and many like her have been trying to explain far-right resurgence and how it will result in big-business boom at the cost of social services impacting everything from education to health care to climate change. All of that has culminated into a rant in the form of this book.
It is a rant, yes. But it is a highly relevant rant composed of told-you-sos. In the end it talks about how we can take the challenge head on. Steps given are not logical and very vague for a general reader but first step is understanding what is happening, how it is impacting all of us and whether there is an alternate way to doing things.
Give it a read.
Trump's win and subsequent actions (no surprises there) have everlasting impacts on all of us irrespective of geographical boundaries. Klein and many like her have been trying to explain far-right resurgence and how it will result in big-business boom at the cost of social services impacting everything from education to health care to climate change. All of that has culminated into a rant in the form of this book.
It is a rant, yes. But it is a highly relevant rant composed of told-you-sos. In the end it talks about how we can take the challenge head on. Steps given are not logical and very vague for a general reader but first step is understanding what is happening, how it is impacting all of us and whether there is an alternate way to doing things.
Give it a read.
davidspin's review against another edition
4.0
Good, clear, makes several eye-opening connections as always. Provides guidelines if not a plan for what to do, makes excellent points about systemic issues and connections between issues, and thesis about the importance of formulating an agenda is critical.
themorsecode's review against another edition
5.0
Klein uses the concepts from her previous books (namely branding, the use of disasters to push through unpalatable agendas and climate change) to needle into Trump, examining his modus operandi and how how the conditions appeared for him to be President.
It works really well and I agree with her central statements that Trump is a symptom of our broken system (which she constantly eviscerates - along with Clinton's/Centrists woeful attempts to offer anything other a than the status quo) and figuratively cutting off his head through impeachment etc will just lead to another (probably less orange) one emerging. Although he should still be called out and protested against, more time and energy needs to be ploughed into more general, progressive and community based programs to try to forge an image of a new future.
Although too recent for her book to mention, Labour's recent success with a manifesto that doesn't sing from the usual neo-liberal hymnsheet and presents a politics of hope shows that more progressive ideas, often seen as political suicide, are actually popular and well received by the public when given a fair hearing. Klein's book is recommended reading if you're feeling depressed by the state of things currently, times are bad but there's definitely seeds of hope.
It works really well and I agree with her central statements that Trump is a symptom of our broken system (which she constantly eviscerates - along with Clinton's/Centrists woeful attempts to offer anything other a than the status quo) and figuratively cutting off his head through impeachment etc will just lead to another (probably less orange) one emerging. Although he should still be called out and protested against, more time and energy needs to be ploughed into more general, progressive and community based programs to try to forge an image of a new future.
Although too recent for her book to mention, Labour's recent success with a manifesto that doesn't sing from the usual neo-liberal hymnsheet and presents a politics of hope shows that more progressive ideas, often seen as political suicide, are actually popular and well received by the public when given a fair hearing. Klein's book is recommended reading if you're feeling depressed by the state of things currently, times are bad but there's definitely seeds of hope.
nickel_is_neat's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
This was a fast read, but not necessarily life changing info.