I really enjoyed the first chapter (narrative and storytelling is crucial for political discourse), but most of the middle chapters seemed to be about a political utopia, not a map for how to get there.

This British writer contributes a weekly column for the Guardian (I haven't read it) and perhaps many of these chapters were originally articles. Most are interesting, if unlikely, though I'm not sure I buy all the arguments. One chapter goes into the tragedy of the commons, seeming to call for local community control - but then shifts gears to how we must reacquire commons from entities (corporations, individuals) who have "fenced them in". Is the whole planet a commons, then?

The book closes with an analysis of the Bernie Sanders campaign, and this is both cogent and shows attainable change. I understand the author is an excellent speaker, so before I attempt another of his books, I will check out his articles and perhaps some recorded speeches. For me, this book fell short of the 4.11 rating it boasts.