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dilchh's review against another edition
3.0
very interesting topic, could be a starting point to elaborate further about the value of having an address. unfortunately, i felt the author's style of writing a bit jumpy and most of the chapters ended abruptly.
bookwoman1967's review against another edition
3.0
Rambling, but not in a bad or unorganized sort of way. I think another reviewer called it "wide-ranging." It covers a lot of interesting ground and provides some food for thought.
aeamanda's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
mayawinshell's review against another edition
5.0
looooved this read!! i’ve never read a nonfiction book SO far-reaching in both timespan and discipline. i feel like deirdre mask is powered by the same kind of crazy, knowledge-hungry ambition that drove me to write my college thesis that spanned 100+ years of san francisco history and tried to answer 5 thematically different questions at once. girl after my own heart. but she’s WAY cooler than i’ll ever be—she wears the hats of historian, journalist, anthropologist, urban planner, neuroscientist, linguist, and bestie, all at once. her writing is amazingly accessible and conversational; her voice is honest, ironic, and often drew laughs out of me while reading what could have been totally mundane information if not for the author’s …joie de vivre. lol
would recommend, 100%. i’ll be rereading for certain!!!
would recommend, 100%. i’ll be rereading for certain!!!
saff_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Deeply fascinating look at the sociology of addresses around the world.