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meira_gumbo_v's review
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Reading this in book club really exposed the difficulties of some of Dean's writing. I think the book could have been significantly shorter whilst making the same points, and possibly have made stronger arguments for it, but Dean's exploration of comradeship has nevertheless been crucial to my own self-understanding within the socialist and labor movements.
grahamcifelli's review
4.0
3.5 but rounding up, some of the pieces in here are really moving and inspiring and really made me think differently on what political belonging on the left meant but at the same time the middle section felt like a rose tinted view of cpusa that never really grappled with the party's history of bigotry (as well as the settler nature of early cpusa)
girlnovels's review
5.0
i loved this soooo much. a good analysis of what it means to be a comrade. anyone can be a comrade, but not everyone is a comrade. loved that she stresses one of the components of comradeship is engaging in collective and organizational struggle with others, not just believing in communism. very heartwarming parts that made me assess myself as a comrade & assess who i call comrade from now on
snailofdoom's review
If i have to read whole ass books for class THEYRE GETTING LOGGED.
This was interesting, basically the premise of “comrades” and how different people from different demographics can still come together for a stronger front on political cause.
This was interesting, basically the premise of “comrades” and how different people from different demographics can still come together for a stronger front on political cause.
bjaimes's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
An essential read for any person organizing for socialism in the 21st century. Jodi dean deconstructs the political relations underlying the term "comrade" and points us towards the party as the only method to channel this relation.
This book is also a great synthesis of several points in the history of CP USA and other international inflection points for communism.
This book is also a great synthesis of several points in the history of CP USA and other international inflection points for communism.
violettek's review
3.5
Found this book interesting, though it got quite repetitive at times. The strongest parts were Dean's critique of allyship and her historicization of the term "comrade".