A review by heyjaycee
24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep by Jonathan Crary

3.0

24/7 was full of interesting angles on the perceptions and purposes of sleep throughout history and the inroads capitalism has made into the rhythms of everyday life, but I found Crary was at times a bit simplistic, even naive, particularly when he tried to comment on the rise in diagnoses of depression, anxiety and autism—attributing this to the internet and on-demand television has no basis in science, and comes across as uninformed speculation. The text itself was a bit dense, with little verve and flavour. Still, if you can get through it, it's an interesting read to be taken with a pinch of salt.