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A review by blaineduncan
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber
1.0
Many times I've read essays by students which begin with "In this essay I will..." or "This essay talks about..." Whatever variation of the phrase, it's elementary. It's why I was shocked to find so much of that type of writing in the first 25 pages of this text. It's just not well written. (I know that I trust Goodreads ratings usually, but the current 4.06 for 'Bullshit Jobs: A Theory' is oddly out of tune with what's in the text.)
There are also a lot of "I'll touch on this later" type of writing. It quickly gets old. I'm sure I agree with a lot of what the author is getting at were it only given to me more clearly.
My final gripe was how the thesis comes about: does Graeber need to have the very people who work the "bullshit job" be the ones to define it? Can't he make the claim on his own and back it with evidence?
As others have mentioned, this likely works much better as an article rather than poorly designed book.
There are also a lot of "I'll touch on this later" type of writing. It quickly gets old. I'm sure I agree with a lot of what the author is getting at were it only given to me more clearly.
My final gripe was how the thesis comes about: does Graeber need to have the very people who work the "bullshit job" be the ones to define it? Can't he make the claim on his own and back it with evidence?
As others have mentioned, this likely works much better as an article rather than poorly designed book.