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cdjdhj's review
3.0
This book is about research, human nature and economics. It has some fascinating information in it, but in the revised and expanded edition that I read, the last 100 pages is a pretty dull rehash of what was already said in the first part of the book. For some reason, I enjoyed the part about names and parenting the best. I question, as have many others, the author's assertion that abortions in the 1970s lead to a drop in the crime rate in the 1990s.
jennrocca's review
4.0
Meh. Parts of it I loved and parts of it I found a little dull. What he has to say is interesting but a few times he draws "obvious" conclusions that he has not made sufficiently obvious to his audience. That's OK I guess. If he explained everything in that much detail it would probably be harder to read.
kwanzamos713's review
3.0
I appreciate what they were trying to do with this book, but feel like it could have been done better. Everything was so disjointed, would have appreciated having some sort of unifying thread throughout the book. There were also so many other topics that could have been explored! With that being said, I did learn something from this book, so that’s always a plus.
gracefulhope's review against another edition
4.0
I've listened to the Freakonomics podcast for quite a while and figured I should get around to reading the book. I listened to it via Overdrive and found it to be pretty good. Except for the last chapter - I do not recommend listening to the last chapter since it's a lot of lists of names.
Overall it's a good introduction to the idea of applying economic principles to a variety of topics, and giving you a way to see the world a little differently.
Overall it's a good introduction to the idea of applying economic principles to a variety of topics, and giving you a way to see the world a little differently.
lightleafbooks's review
3.0
Don’t regret reading it but def wouldn’t read it again. Enjoyed it moderately. Completely agree that this is a candy book. Overall pretty meh :/