Reviewers had varying opinions on whether the book is successful in its stated objectives. "Social Alternative"s Jeff Archer and "Publishers Weekly" believed that it demonstrates the relevance of Marx in the modern era; though giving some criticisms, Kavish Chetty (writing in both "Cape Argus" and "Daily News") saw it as "still a necessary volume in the reinvigorated quest to rescue Marx". Guy Rundle of "Weekend Australian" wrote that it is "about as good an exposition" of Marx as "one is likely to see" and "Economic and Political Weekly"s Devdatt Dubhashi saw the book as correcting "vulgar misconceptions". Dissenting critics included "Actualidad Economica"s Lorenzo Bernaldo de Quirós and "The Guardian"s Tristram Hunt, who said that Marxists, Eagleton fans and critics of Marxism would all be disappointed; Samuel Goldman of "The American Conservative" saw the book as "not very successful" in outlining Marx's beliefs or why they are compelling. The book was recommended as an introductory text by J.W. Miller in "Choice Reviews", and as a "useful primer" for both newcomers and experienced leftists by Barbara Foley of "Science &amp; Society". In a 2014 article for "Estudios de Asia y Africa", José Carlos Castañeda Reyes that the book provided an "excellent theoretical basis" for which to consider the future of the Egyptian revolution that occurred in the year of its publication, and future socialism in general.