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gglazer's review
Had to stop listening to this after disc 4 -- if there was any kind of organization to this book, the audio version completely obscured it.
I find the subject fascinating... I loved the stories about the author's parents' arranged marriage, and it was great to hear about the sociological studies about choice. Many of the ideas will stick with me, but it was just kind of impenetrable as an audiobook; if I'd been able to skim, it would have worked vastly better.
I find the subject fascinating... I loved the stories about the author's parents' arranged marriage, and it was great to hear about the sociological studies about choice. Many of the ideas will stick with me, but it was just kind of impenetrable as an audiobook; if I'd been able to skim, it would have worked vastly better.
shoshanaf's review
2.0
started, wasn't as interesting as i expected due in large part to writing style
axmed's review
2.0
Content warning: n-word (multiple times)
it is already used in the very first sentence of the book and it is not addressed at all.
it is already used in the very first sentence of the book and it is not addressed at all.
robynmorgan's review
4.0
"Choice draws power from its promise of almost infinite possibility, but what is possible is also what is unknown. We can use choice to shape our lives, but we still face great uncertainty."
And sometimes, in some very special circumstances, it's better not to have any choices at all.
And sometimes, in some very special circumstances, it's better not to have any choices at all.
spygrl1's review
2.0
p265: It is tempting to promote choice as the great equalizer--after all, that's what so many dreams, including the American one, are built on. ... We should not, however, take this to mean that faith, hope, and rhetoric alone are sufficient. Like the swimming rats in Richter's experiment, we can survive for only so long without solid ground beneath our feet; if the choices aren't real, sooner or later we will go under.
will_sargent's review
3.0
It's okay. It's very much a pop culture book though, and is more about a cultural discussion of agency (particularly Anglo vs Indian or Asian cultural assumptions) rather than decision analysis or decision making heuristics.
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