I first read this book when I was about 14, living in the middle of nowhere with no other political "influence" except what was shown on tv and our local library, to be specific, the shelves dealing with society, political systems, human rights and other such topics. I can't remember how this ended into my 14-year-old hands, but it changed my life and I'm happy it did. My mom was a bit worried at first 'cause she clearly saw that it was "an adult book" compared to the Star Wars extended universe I had read before it, but she never questioned my reading choices.

I guess now in Anno Domini 2018 some of its content is not as up to date as it was when it first came out, but I'd still recommend it. Fences and Windows is overshadowed by No Logo and because of the format it doesn't go as deep into individual subjects as No Logo did, but it's still worth the read. Unfortunately the world hasn't also gotten significantly better after all this time, so I'd also recommend it to the coming generations of lonely angst ridden 14-year-olds, as a description of the struggles past and to encourage, englighten and better prepare them for the struggles of the future.

This was a great book to introducing anyone into the world of globalization.

A solid follow up/postscript to her book No Logo.

You now how most of us want to live in a nice bubble? And when you know you should know things and maybe get involved in things as well. But it´s too damn scary and hard to come out if the bubble. I want to live in the bubble. But I also want to know what is going on in the world. This book (even though it´s already couple years old) breaks your bubble with many things (and things that are relevant today). It´s hard to read because you realise how much there is, that you don´t know about. How many things in this world there is, that you can´t do anything about. This makes me feel "world pain" (maailmantuska). And I want to hide from it. But I am truly grateful that there are people willing to expose these things and are trying to change things. I might not be a protester but I can do something (or I hope I can) with choices I make every day. And to make right choices and need information. So I try to keep out of the bubble as much as I can.

More of Klein's great journalism around globalization.

“Огради и прозорци” на Нейоми Клайн разказва за битката срещу новия световен ред
http://www.knigolandia.info/2010/02/b...

Нейоми Клайн е една от лидерите на световното алтерглобалистично движение. Да, това са онези от телевизионните кадри, които се събират на срещите на МФВ, Световната банка и други людоеди, и които полицията бие, обгазява и арестува с нестихваща страст.
“Огради и прозорци” разказва за появата и развитието на това движение – от прочутите сблъсъци в Сиатъл (има хубав филм за тях), през следващите години, в които авторката посочва убедителното нарастване на насилие, използвано срещу протестиращите.