Slow Down: How Degrowth Communism Can Save the Earth by Kōhei Saitō

4.03 AVERAGE

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gwbarton's review

4.0
informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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kayyyak's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
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pinnulet's review

5.0
challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
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danibeliveau's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 27%
Interesting, but not for me right now
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anarcholesbian's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH
Hm. I'm going to dnf this. I feel zero desire to keep reading it. Maybe I'll return to it one day? Or not!
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pigeoncoup's review against another edition

4.5
challenging informative inspiring

mcdhoff's review

4.0
challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

rawrnuggiexd's review against another edition

4.5
challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced
Be prepared to learn a LOT of context and “why” before getting to the actionable steps you can take. Totally worth the read.

lilly71490's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

cgbeck's review against another edition

3.0
A broad survey of a provocative idea that falls flat at the end. The most interesting part is the representation of Saitō’s research in Marx’s late writings and his shift from the belief in a progressive view of history to one grounded in “degrowth.” A lot of the book is unnecessary summarizing of previous points, and the case studies feel too small scale in comparison to the size of the idea. This one could have ultimately been shortened and condensed into a succinct manifesto.