I participated in an optional book club experience on a leadership committee with this book. Overall, I think Block's ideas are promising, achievable, and logical. I see a lot of it happening in my own spheres of education and activism in my own own communities. However, the book itself was challenging for me because I felt like 200 pages were wasted talking in circles. Again, I support the ideas! However I think it all could have been said in 150 pages or fewer. I felt like I was reading the same 20 sentences rewritten again and again. I also had to re-read frequently because the sentences were long and contained much fluff and unnecessary jargon. I feel like if this book was written with layman's terms in mind it would've been more palatable. All in all, it was inspiring and caused me to reflect a bit on my own practices. It was worth the read, but I guess I'm just picky about the style of writing.