Well That Didn't Work
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Well That Didn't Work
| Full title | Well That Didn't Work: An Abbreviated History of Communism |
|---|---|
| Author | Thaddeus Trenchant |
| Pages | 112 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | A short, deliberately irreverent run through communism’s history — Marx to the breadlines in a hundred-odd pages. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — quoted as “Well That Didn’t Work: an abbreviated history of communism” among the replies when he asked on X “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)”, April 2025. Full list: What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
About this edition
The only book matching this exact subtitle is Thaddeus Trenchant’s, published in July 2025 — after the April 2025 thread it is grouped with, so either the grouping is loose here or the reply pointed at something else. The phrase itself is also a long-running slogan, not only a book title.
Connections
- Socialism — the subject.
- Ideological Family Tree — where a compressed history of an ideology belongs.
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.