Denise V. (denisei) reviewed Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Large Print) on + 32 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Very interesting. I expected to hunker down and "learn something" with this book, but found that I read through it as fast as a mindless fiction novel. Topics and thoughts put forth by the author are controversial for sure. His theory about abortion and crime rates is certain to ruffle feathers. But I believe that his conclusions are theories, not necessarily proven truths about why certain phenomena exist in our society. And while I think at first glance his ideas sound discriminating, I can tell he is compassionate about people and interested in understanding how groups of people are affected in a "big picture" kind of way. I definitely learned something about the business of drug marketing. I see this book as less economics and more sociology, although the author himself and sociologists would disagree. It was a very interesting book.
Steven K. (sjk54) reviewed Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Large Print) on + 105 more book reviews
A lot like The Tipping Point. At times fascinating and convincing (is sumo wrestling fixed?), at times very controversial (abortion and race), and at times tedious (baby naming trends).
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars
