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A review by treehuggeranonymous
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
2.0
I didn't enjoy this book and I don't really understand the fanaticism that surrounds it.
Way too much of the book is spent telling you how awesome one of the writers is. Like at least two chapters of the book are about his brilliance. The topics they've chosen to focus on aren't compelling and gloss over broader problems. The reiteration of their abortion saves lives anecdote (of which they are obviously proud of and think ver clever) is a bit off-putting regardless of where you stand on that debate. And given the heavy reliance on correlations it's hard to see how they can draw such bold conclusions.
Basically I just don't get why this book is such a phenomenon.
Way too much of the book is spent telling you how awesome one of the writers is. Like at least two chapters of the book are about his brilliance. The topics they've chosen to focus on aren't compelling and gloss over broader problems. The reiteration of their abortion saves lives anecdote (of which they are obviously proud of and think ver clever) is a bit off-putting regardless of where you stand on that debate. And given the heavy reliance on correlations it's hard to see how they can draw such bold conclusions.
Basically I just don't get why this book is such a phenomenon.