A review by virtualmima
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Half a century before her time, Upton Sinclair entirely invalidates everything written by Ayn Rand. He perfectly illustrates why capitalism is like a jungle, in which the only way to survive is to be the most wicked and brutal, killing and swindling for moments of relief. It is a life in which no one is happy and everyone lives in fear and filth, living only by the misfortune of others. Political freedom is useless in a nation of wage slavery, and a government that does not exercise control over the economy is a government in name only.