Our favorite criticism of the week includes Matt McManus on Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism , Katie Kitamura on Sophie Mackintosh’s Permanence , Chris Vognar on Craig Fehrman’s This Vast Enterprise , Barbara Spindel on Mary Lisa Gavenas’s Selling Opportunity , and Hua Hsu on Karen Tei Yamashita’s Questions 27 & 28 . Brought to you by  Book Marks , Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. * “Elon Musk is many things: entrepreneur, far-right troll, cautionary tale about the negative effects of completely lacking a good sense of humor. This mercurial figure is the main subject of Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff. Both come well equipped for a deep dive into the life and thought of the tech entrepreneur. … Ror all its strengths, Muskism ’s account of the rise and influence of its protagonist is one squarely focused on ideology, obscuring the broader political and economic forces working behind the scenes.…