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connor_bye 's review for:
The Iron Heel: 100th Anniversary Collection
by Jack London
The first section of the book is genuinely great, even if the situations are a bit contrived. Kind of reminds me of a socialist's version of Plato's dialogues, where you get to see Ernest Everhard go up against all kinds of different political tendencies. Then there's the prediction of fascism that everyone praises this book for, which is admittedly pretty remarkable. But after that the novel seems to lose all social commentary and turns into a sort of revolutionary spy-adventure novel. Found it difficult to enjoy the last few chapters, and found the ending especially disappointing, but for the first half or two thirds, this book it still well worth reading.