 review

preface

Just two days ago I’ve finished this book for the second time after having read it the first time around 2 years ago during high school.

As it’s always with reads, that are not incredibly shallow, one comes back to them, not remembering half of what happened during the first read, but being able to understand the interpersonal relationships and story better.

With the “Homo Faber” I’ve had that to an great extend and enjoyed it so much more this time around. Probably also due to being – a tad bit – maturer¹.

preface

To start off with, I have reread this book, so I’ll put the old review on the bottom and the new one on top such that it starts with my most recent thoughts and you can track how my opinion changed on it, at least with the little little I’ve written the last time.

Certainly one of the most interesting books I’ve read lately. It’s an issue I fortunately have no experience with but felt the urge to know more about. The author tries to make clear, once the stigma on mental illness and as a colloraly suicide is not as bad anymore in society, then life would be a lot better for those in need.

It is not a problem such as a lethal illness, there is help. And if society gets educated on it then we are able to help those in need and stop the current suicide epidemic.

Refreshingly different read, the book is made out of six diaries of the protagonist “Stiller” and one of his prosecutor which became friends over the period of his condemnation.

Stiller does not think he is the Swiss Stiller, but an American citizen instead. During his diaries he finds out about Stiller while beliefing that is a totally foreign guy to him.

Enjoyed this one very much. Thesis is that capitalism has ended and we are now in the system of “Technofeudalism”. The feudal lord being big tech companies and the serfs e.g. users of their services. Novel thoughts, well written, guided in a discussion between Varoufakis and his dad.