malou’s Reviews > Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1 > Status Update

Still going at this in tiny little chunks - have nearly given up so many times, but he has finally gotten into talking about class struggle! "Yay" (to quote Harvey talking about Chapter 10)

Sometimes it suddenly feels like something CLICKS in a satisfying way but most most of the time this really feels like homework I'd rather not be doing. I feel increasingly certain there is no way we'll finish before 2025. Still, I feel a commitment to the project??? Enlightenment awaits. 2/3s to go

"Let us finally imagine, for a change, [..] the means of production held in common"

(Requiring some serious close reading to grasp anything at all - easily easily taking me an hour for every 10 pages - but it's increasingly satisfying! Excited to keep peeling layers off this onion, to use a Harvey phrase)

Increasingly enjoyable. Chuckled twice believe it or not!! Don't think I've ever read a book where chapter 1 only starts on page 125. Bracing myself for this upcoming section on "the commodity" as word on the street is it's the dryest of them all.... Stay tuned

Still v much in the intro. Sort of feel like I'm reading a driving manual without even knowing what a car is??? Trusting that all will make sense in due time

Likely to be the only book I read this year