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lehasselhoff's review against another edition
3.0
Good day, comrades! I love the ideas in this book but not the way they were written. One too many “bourgeoisie”s for me.
julierl's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
Feels weird rating this book, but anyway.
It is interesting reading something so political and of its time. Some things I lack context for, words or societal roles, but other things are enhanced by knowing more of our history. We have had a very strong middle class through the 20th century, but it is currently erroding as the owning of capital and property slowly ends up with Musk and Bezos.
Aboloshing property sounds ridiculus in a way, until you remember the black woman during the 2020 protests in America shouting "we don't own anything." That is Marx and Engels' point as well. I in particular like how they challenge the idea that owning property is what makes an individual, because that means only landowners get to be considered people.
Some of the things they dreamed of have happened most places: public school, less child labour! A cause worth fighting for.
It is interesting reading something so political and of its time. Some things I lack context for, words or societal roles, but other things are enhanced by knowing more of our history. We have had a very strong middle class through the 20th century, but it is currently erroding as the owning of capital and property slowly ends up with Musk and Bezos.
Aboloshing property sounds ridiculus in a way, until you remember the black woman during the 2020 protests in America shouting "we don't own anything." That is Marx and Engels' point as well. I in particular like how they challenge the idea that owning property is what makes an individual, because that means only landowners get to be considered people.
Some of the things they dreamed of have happened most places: public school, less child labour! A cause worth fighting for.
twjohnson91's review against another edition
3.0
For every Republican who says socialism is communism should read this book. There is a huge difference. Actually read and not just yell “communism”
drigoangelo's review against another edition
4.0
Tem muita coisa nesse livro que eu não entendi ainda. O MC em si foi bem mais fácil de entender, mas os outros textos são mais complexos e fazem referências a vários autores/temas/conceitos que eu não conheço daí boiei um pouco, mas é assim mesmo, talvez se ler de novo futuramente compreenda melhor.
honeydeer36's review against another edition
4.0
Easy to follow in the main chunk of the book, the Manifesto. Introduction by the author was also a nice touch to get an idea of what Marx and Engels were getting at when writing their works. I think the addition of The Eighteenth Brumaire or Louis Bonaparte gives more content into why the revolution failed (if you really get into it you can see repeated patterns today) and why these works are still important to really look at.
pizzamcpin3ppl3's review
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.75