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Books finished in 2026: 20. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels (1880) 19. Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance and Rebellion by Working Class History (2020) 18. The Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley (1922) 17. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (1992) 16. The Red and The Black by Stendhal (1830) 15. The Book of Sand (1975) and Shakespeare’s Memory (1983) by Jorge Luis Borges 14. Anarchist Feminists In The Philippines From Etniko Bandido (~2016) 13. The Unseen by Nanni Balestrini (1989) 12. Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare: A Guide to the Armed Phase of the African Revolution by Kwame Nkrumah (1968) 11. Rights of Man by Thomas Paine (1792) 10. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2011) 9. Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker (1911) 8. Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1996) 7. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (1991) 6. The Nation On No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition by William C Anderson (2023) 5. baedan - journal of queer nihilism - issue one (2012) 4. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1992) 3. They Will Beat The Memory Out Of Us: Forcing Nonviolence on Forgetful Movements by Peter Gelderloos (2024) 2. It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (1935) 1. Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (2006) Not exactly a whole book and I wouldn't normally choose an essay by Engels to read but this was for the post-capitalist book club I'm in. I blame him for Kapital vol. 2 being terrible as I've heard he compiled it from Marx's notes after Marx died. I've already read lots of explanations of different kinds of socialism including the primary sources by the biggest names so it wasn't very memorable to me. I know he is one of the biggest names but maybe it was just the epic mustache that got him on all of those big banners? I guess reading Engels might help if you struggle with Marx. That's what he explains, basically: Marx's theories. #books #book #nowreading #bookstodon #reading