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annadigiuseppe's review
3.75
Loved the content and am so interested in the topic but the writing was a bit dense and tedious unfortunately. Will try to read again in a few years though because this is such a great concept and theory that’s applicable to my career.
bonkish's review
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
While this book is informative and explains the construction and deconstruction of cities, it really drags on. Interesting subject matter.
kelseyd_reads's review
5.0
I will be thinking about this book and it’s ideas for the rest of my life! Jane Jacobs is so incredibly intelligent and it’s wild how modern this book feels even though it was published over 60 years ago. It’s a little long and repetitive, but worth the read.
hudikatz's review
4.0
This book is phenomenal. A badass libertarian city planner basically took shots at the biggest names ever in urban planning. She is anti-zoning and anti-density which is a weird line to toe. She says some racy stuff about diversity but you can tell she genuinely cares about poor people, even more-so than Progressive Era interventionists who tried to create cookie cutter cities that utterly FAILED. two word synopsis of her planning philosophy: trial+error.
sabrinacabrera's review
informative
2.75
Considering this was written in the 60s, Jacobs's principles on urban planning have withstood the tests of time. Could've been covered in half of what was written, but props to her for being thorough lol.