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| Title | : | Days of War Nights of Love: Crimethink for Beginners |
| Author | : | CrimethInc. |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 281 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2002 by Crimethinc (first published January 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Politics. Philosophy. Social Issues. Activism |
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Paperback | Pages: 281 pages Rating: 3.79 | 2250 Users | 165 Reviews
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i havent read it in a while, its funny to me, the folks who foam at the mouth, hating on the crimethinc. kids, and the fan club who take this book as gospel. the funniest thing about the whole thing is that i doubt the authors even give this book the creedence that either of those groups do. i gave 5 stars for what this book was for me years ago, its supposed to be over the top. they forget that this is art. this is poetry. this is supposed to be extreme, it is suposed to oppose the status quo, this is not gospel, it is satire and prose. it is supposed to shock and cause thought. lighten up, and stop judging this book by the other people who take this book too seriously.
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| Original Title: | Days of War, Nights of Love : Crimethink For Beginners |
| ISBN: | 097091010X (ISBN13: 9780970910103) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 2250 Users | 165 ReviewsDiscuss Regarding Books Days of War Nights of Love: Crimethink for Beginners
i havent read it in a while, its funny to me, the folks who foam at the mouth, hating on the crimethinc. kids, and the fan club who take this book as gospel. the funniest thing about the whole thing is that i doubt the authors even give this book the creedence that either of those groups do. i gave 5 stars for what this book was for me years ago, its supposed to be over the top. they forget that this is art. this is poetry. this is supposed to be extreme, it is suposed to oppose the status quo,you have to read this book like you're reading nietzsche, for it follows that same aphoristic tradition. they purposely goad you and say things that are over the top in order to get you to question what they're saying. nietzsche didn't literally intend for you to tie women to wagons and whip them. this book is beautiful and poetic and ironic and inspiring. but you can't just read it as a bible for anarchists. it demands that you engage it at every turn, not just read it. like nietzsche said,
borrow your mother's suv to go shoplifting, and/or use your cellphone as an excuse if you get caught walking out the door! umm, so anarchism is only accessible for those who afford it? dumpster diving is hott, steal food from folks who have been "dumpster diving" before it was a term, before it was in and a great lifestyle choice!I'm confused...Crimethinc isn't crimethinc without classism, racism and exploitation.Let me also clarify that this review refers to Days of War AND Recipes for Disaster
In the Spring of 2001, all the college age anarchists acted like this was THE book that was going to herald anarchism into the 21st Century. By the time I got around to reading it- about 6 months later- all of those same anarchists HATED it! It thought it was cute. I mean, I thought it was juvenile in that it was written as though it was intended to show high school kids that there were better ways to rebel against society than to emulate Marilyn Manson. It is ironic that many of the people
oh god. is there negative stars? i wish. these are the same people who made a map of portland dumpsters and soon every secret riche was stealing food out of the mouths of homeless people who relied on those dumpsters for survival instead of credibility. i watched people starve as a social worker downtown. i HATE this book and this collective. it's underdeveloped, life-stylist, thinly-veiled individualism of the most destructive kind. i cannot say enough bad things about it.
Much has been said and dismissed of Days of War, Nights of Love since it was released ten years ago, so I'll mostly stick with the positive stuff that can easily be gleaned from this book if one reads it with an open mind. The layout of the book is very much adopted from the traditional cut and paste style that should put you in the mood for what you're about to read because it's purposefully done like an independent zine (lots of illustration/art/quotes/that sort of thing). It's not the kind of
Read this book as hyperbole. While reading, try not to think about rich kids trying to slum it in dumpsters. Ignore the crimethinc haters. Form your own opinion.
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