204 reviews for:

Health Communism: A Surplus Manifesto

Artie Vierkant, Beatrice Adler-Bolton

4.31 AVERAGE

meresheep's review

4.0

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While I think this book tries to cover too much ground, it's very accessible, succinct and did a great job re-framing how we as a society should view the concept of "health" and "illness" under capitalism, and how it's quest for more profits and commodification of private healthcare lead to so many unnecessary deaths.

“…capital has both shaped heath and shaped itself around health. In the process, one of capital’s most critical vulnerabilities has been left in plain sight. It is therefore necessary to sever the ties between health and capital.”

fran_gel's review

4.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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This book was really interesting. I didn’t Expect the history of the SPK but it was great to learn about nevertheless - will definitely be listening to their podcast. An important book (if slightly hard to read at times)

hannahleerei's review

4.5

challenging informative inspiring

catnipdream's review

4.0

challenging informative slow-paced

hungryrye's review

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

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Going to try reading this at a later date. 

dennykaulbach's review

4.0

informative slow-paced

space_hag's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative inspiring sad medium-paced

forestwith1r's review

challenging informative slow-paced

kyliemaslen's review

5.0

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so dense it took me 5 months to read, but this book tore my brain apart with its intelligence and critical thinking about disability justice under late stage capitalism. 

lara_nichols's review

2.0

informative medium-paced