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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Packed full to the brim with fascinating radical left economic and political ideas. The narrative is hurt by the halo effect the author tries to give the Other Now, in which all personal problems of the main characters are also mysteriously solved at the adoption of the radical policies. I don’t agree with the majority of the ideas in this book, as I believe the author is blindly grasping at alternatives for post capitalism (some questions unanswered such as what happens to all the existing wealth that has been accumulated by the 1%?), but it certainly has offered food for thought which is bound to haunt me for months to come.
Steins;Gate for anarcho-syndicalist tech-daddies and Aristotelian femme fatales.
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Es ist kein literarisches wert es ist fiktionalisiert allerdings beschäftigt es sich mehr mit den wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Strukturen die eine kapitalistische Gesellschaft durch Märkte aktienmarkt arbeitsmarkt hat.
Es bringt sehr interessante Ideen durchdacht hervor die allerdings wie auch der Auto selbst am Ende erkennt sehr wenig Ungerechtigkeit Ausbeutung ändern nur in der Art und Weise wie man ausgebeutet wird.
Allerdings wenn man bestimmte Konzepte einfach verständlich erklären bekommen will ist dies wirklich ein gutes Buch deshalb ist auch vier Sterne bekommen weil es komplizierte Sache hatte einfach erklärt und auch durchdacht hat mit wie es in einem komplexen System funktionieren kann dass man Ungleichheiten die durch Erbe ausgleichen kann allerdings ist das im Endeffekt a mit b zu ersetzen denn kein System ist nicht störanfällig wenn man mit merken zu tun hat egal wie perfektionistisch am Ende sie ausgearbeitet sind was es dort wirklich ist falls keine Banker mehr gibt die als intermedien sich bereichern.
Es bringt sehr interessante Ideen durchdacht hervor die allerdings wie auch der Auto selbst am Ende erkennt sehr wenig Ungerechtigkeit Ausbeutung ändern nur in der Art und Weise wie man ausgebeutet wird.
Allerdings wenn man bestimmte Konzepte einfach verständlich erklären bekommen will ist dies wirklich ein gutes Buch deshalb ist auch vier Sterne bekommen weil es komplizierte Sache hatte einfach erklärt und auch durchdacht hat mit wie es in einem komplexen System funktionieren kann dass man Ungleichheiten die durch Erbe ausgleichen kann allerdings ist das im Endeffekt a mit b zu ersetzen denn kein System ist nicht störanfällig wenn man mit merken zu tun hat egal wie perfektionistisch am Ende sie ausgearbeitet sind was es dort wirklich ist falls keine Banker mehr gibt die als intermedien sich bereichern.
Yanks varoufakis, the Economist has written an enjoyable novel! I’m not surprised, I always enjoy listening to him talk. He has a way of simply presenting information so it’s easily understandable.
In this book one of his characters, Costa invents a machine that enables him to contact an alternative universe, one that responded to the economic crisis of 2008 in a completely different way to our world. The three main characters, Costa (a techno guy), Eva ( now a economics lecturer, previously a Lehman brothers employee) and best of all Iris ( an old leftie) let Yanis convey arguments and discussions from different voices. They exchange info with their counterparts in the other universe. Plenty of interesting facts and ideas, things that made me smile or had me nodding my head. It was great to read a book that not only presents things that are wrong with our society but alternatives and other ways of doing things, in a other words it was great to see that other ways are possible. There were still things in the other now that weren’t perfect and things not covered (health and education the big ones for me, but also childcare, aged care and I’m sure lots of other things). But overall entertaining, thought provoking and optimistic!
In this book one of his characters, Costa invents a machine that enables him to contact an alternative universe, one that responded to the economic crisis of 2008 in a completely different way to our world. The three main characters, Costa (a techno guy), Eva ( now a economics lecturer, previously a Lehman brothers employee) and best of all Iris ( an old leftie) let Yanis convey arguments and discussions from different voices. They exchange info with their counterparts in the other universe. Plenty of interesting facts and ideas, things that made me smile or had me nodding my head. It was great to read a book that not only presents things that are wrong with our society but alternatives and other ways of doing things, in a other words it was great to see that other ways are possible. There were still things in the other now that weren’t perfect and things not covered (health and education the big ones for me, but also childcare, aged care and I’m sure lots of other things). But overall entertaining, thought provoking and optimistic!
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really insightful exploration of what kind of world we all *could* be living in. Interesting choice to explore these concepts via the medium of a novel. It actually mostly works, but if you’re expecting much to happen in terms of plot then prepare to be disappointed — it’s very description-heavy. I appreciate that Varoufakis doesn’t point you into agreeing with any specific perspective and instead presents multiple points of view, all of which have merits. Ultimately, an interesting thought experiment, but not exactly my thing in terms of style.