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So, what have you been reading recently? | ๐ Weekly book discussion, review, and recommendations thread, December 7th, 2025
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Fiction or Non-Fiction, academic or casual, theory or non-theory, feel free to mention books of any genre and on any topic.
I'm currently rereading Stalin: A History and Critique. I feel like the text is a lot more clear after familiarizing yourself with the history and reading Lenin, Stalin and Marx. I have also read class struggle and Western Marxism by Losurdo recently
I wish I had found Losurdo when I was even younger. The history authors in schoolbooks were so dry, annoying, and devoid of nuance. The lack of context for controversial events made the subject extremely boring for me. Losurdo changed my perspective as a young adult.
All I recall from high-school history (in Canada) is that Stalin was a one time ally but was ultimately just as bad if not worse than Hitler for the amount of people he supposedly killed.
Losurdo, Parenti and Prashad are my go-to recommendations. I too wish I had discovered Losurdo before.