Madeleine

I loved it! Listening to the audio book was great for the interview style, and the voice actors did a great job at bringing the different characters to life.

To my own surprise a few chapters even moved me to tears, and I realized that while I read a lot of historical or political non-fiction, I never allow myself to think much about the future outside of the potential dark paths we are going down. This book showed me the importance of concretely imagining a future in which we don't just survive but build something better.

I've been recommending it to so many friends already, especially those who don't usually read much fiction.

A depressing but very interesting book. Especially reading it now, one year after the beginning of the war and genocide in Gaza and in the West Bank. I didn't expect the book to cover other parts of the world much, but I learned a lot about how weapon sales and surveillance technology is connected worldwide. Many of the things the book mentions regarding the double standard of how Israeli weapon sales and surveillance tech is treated, and the very different judgment applies by western governments and media regarding other countries who are not seen as an ally of the West and who carry out similar undemocratic actions, has become even more obvious in the past year.

despite being very interested in the subject, unfortunately the writing style made it difficult for me to finish.

 A wonderful book that made me think, and laugh out loud, and cry in my kitchen.

Listening to the audio book read by the author was a great experience, but I also bought the hardcover now and look forward to rereading some of the chapters. 

An interesting collection of stories and anecdotes from the two authors who have many years of experience with organizing. 
Not a flaw but made me personally skip forward a few times: since the authors are active in the USA some examples were very specific for the local context and didn't connect with me, but even still most of them were very interesting and I only skipped ahead when something felt repetitive.