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Elise

throatmuppet@ramblingreaders.org

Joined 1 year, 8 months ago

She/Her. 20s. Most of my reading is trying to keep up with my book club. On my own I like SF/F, trans lit and sapphic romance, as well as some non-fiction about topics I find fascinating. This includes dance music, videogames, psychoactive substances, computers and the occult. I also try to read theory, classics and more academic works, though I've struggled with that since I was younger. I track my manga reading seperately. My main fedi is currently @throatmuppet@xyzzy.link.

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Elise's books

2025 Reading Goal

41% complete! Elise has read 5 of 12 books.

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David Graeber: The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World ... (2024, Farrar, Straus & Giroux) 5 stars

A collection of David Graeber's essays in a book.

Points out the obvious that no one is noticing

5 stars

( em português: sol2070.in/2025/04/livro-david-graeber-ultimate-hidden-truth/ )

”The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World...” (2024, 384 pgs) brings together articles and interviews by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber.

Anyone who enjoys his thought-provoking work will be delighted. With his characteristic perspicacity, which points out the obvious that no one is noticing, he touches on diverse topics — such as the economy, inequality, the cultural landscape, altruism, the politics of hatred, etc — in which each article could be the starting point to an entire book.

On the other hand, some articles condense central themes from his most influential works, such as “The Dawn of Everything”, “Debt” and “Bullshit Jobs”. Some were the germs that gave rise to the books; others are developments with recapitulation.

The title of the collection, “The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World”, refers to the theme that runs through some of the articles and is also at the heart …