A lot of interesting ideas, but Jameson's writing style, naturally enough, is overly academic, which can get annoying at times.

Although the book contains some interesting thoughts and ideas, albeit somewhat outdated given the time it was written, it is barely readable. Many of the much more complex books on physics, mathematics, philosophy are written much more simply and do not force the reader to wade through sentences.

A set of detailed and thoughtful essays exploring the concept of postmodernism. I found that David Harvey's "The Condition of Postmodernity" was perhaps a slightly better introduction to the subject in sense of being coherently organised, but that Jameson broadens and deepens some of those themes in a way that prompts further thought. Very much worth reading both.

There are some longer thoughts on reading both Jameson and David Harvey on my blog here: https://marxadventure.wordpress.com/2021/03/28/some-notes-on-postmodernism/

My review of David Harvey's "The Condition of Postmodernity" is here: https://marxadventure.wordpress.com/2021/02/18/review-the-condition-of-postmodernity/

O it's complicated but also written with a good deal of discipline so the technical language isn't so overpowering.

I'm not really sure how to talk about this book. It really seems to cover everything. It's also (deceptively) a mammoth - the conclusion alone is about 120 pages. But there are excellent teaching points here too. I learnt plenty about architecture and Paul DeMan and the 18th century and the nouveau roman.

It's a little difficult to pin down the philosophical approach here - there seems to be more of a debt to Deleuze than Jameson seems willing to admit, perhaps because of his Hegelian allegiances. I don't know. But the thought-approaches are excellent so I highly recommend this for that if nothing else.

I think I was tempted to do 5 star but it would seem I have not. :)