Reviews

Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis by Sam Anderson

correiaj's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Didn’t expect to like this book so much, but I found the narrative history to be so ridiculous, disappointing, reflective, and insightful. 

sph814's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

5.0

mooncheye's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

4.75

heyjamielake's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really well written, thoughtful and sometimes emotional (more so than expected). 

mikedd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.75

csweller_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

4.25

kylenards1's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

texascashew's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

i read this for the first time during the 2020 lockdown while i was dipping my toes into the world of basketball. the year before, i had sat through a tornado at a job that paid $8.50/hr thinking about how i’d better not get docked pay for not working while it rained inside the building, and also how much it would suck to die surrounded by people i’d known for a month. the first time i read this book, i cried for the last 2 parts, but my eyes are dry this time, and i still love this book! 

chippenzie's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

lcolium's review

3.0

Who knew okc could be so interesting?