Alejandro C
28th July 2003, 21:33
I pick up this book in my favorite used book store and read the back. "this book will become a molotov cocktail in your very hands. jerry rubin has written THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTOof our era." ... "DO IT! is a handbook for american revolutionaries comparable to Che Guevara's GUERILLA WARFARE" ... "DO IT! is to be danced to. read aloud. studied. memorized. debated. burned. swallowed. eaten."
so i was understably frenzied, took the book home and read it start to back all night long. well ... i get past the into by eldrige cleaver and am ready to be set on fire. intsead i find a massive rehash of a bunch of incidents i've already read about but much better writers and a lot of advice that i have already heard by much better speakers. i imagine that for most of us this book gives nothing new. however, its still good even exciting. its more of a reaffirmation than a new communist manifesto or guerilla guide. some interesting things, a whole lot of admiration for Che (his rivals anyone's on this site), and a lot of hilarity. if you've read any of abbie hoffmans books especially SOON TO BE A MAFOR MOTION PICTURE you won't be impressed but if you know nothing about yippies, this book probably will set you on fire. its at least damn interesting and a quick read that will hold your attention the whole way through, unusual for the political books i've been reading lately.
so i was understably frenzied, took the book home and read it start to back all night long. well ... i get past the into by eldrige cleaver and am ready to be set on fire. intsead i find a massive rehash of a bunch of incidents i've already read about but much better writers and a lot of advice that i have already heard by much better speakers. i imagine that for most of us this book gives nothing new. however, its still good even exciting. its more of a reaffirmation than a new communist manifesto or guerilla guide. some interesting things, a whole lot of admiration for Che (his rivals anyone's on this site), and a lot of hilarity. if you've read any of abbie hoffmans books especially SOON TO BE A MAFOR MOTION PICTURE you won't be impressed but if you know nothing about yippies, this book probably will set you on fire. its at least damn interesting and a quick read that will hold your attention the whole way through, unusual for the political books i've been reading lately.