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Book Review of Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World

Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World
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Helpful Score: 1


The text is disappointingly bland, but I found the concept of pocket neighborhoods -- and perhaps more so, the idea of "connectedness" they are intended to achieve -- deeply exciting.

I would have liked to have "then and now" stories of each of the communities, ideas of what the daily life is like. Flavorless quotes from a few residents aren't enough. The book pretty much gives each community a section and that's that.

Would love to see more passionate book on the subject -- with more photos, please. =)