Dette

This is an extremely well argued, thought-provoking book, philosophically deconstructing the notion of debt to its core and then following its historical trajectory to the present day. As a corollary, Graeber shows how true “barter economies” have basically never existed, but the notion of money and debt has significantly evolved from its original development. The book goes a bit off the rails and is wildly inaccurate at the end once it gets into post-industrial economies, and the fact that Graeber doesn’t show his work and makes huge assumptions leaves lots to poke holes in. However, overall this is still an impressive and important book. Highly recommend

This book challenged my thinking on things I thought I knew in exciting ways, in spite of my sharing a similiar politics. I've always been hesitant to read Graeber, but I was pleasantly surprised with this one.

undoubtedly game changing and monumental! It took me so long but I'm so glad I read it - has helped me learn and unlearn many things!! It makes me very sad to know that Graeber is no longer with us and can't continue providing his incredible wisdom and insight. Only gave it 4 not 5 because it was so long but that's a personal thing. x