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aayishaahmad 's review for:
Think Like a Freak
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
What a book! First impression: unusual cover. The cover was different and I did not understand the relevance of it until I actually read the book, regardless, the unusual cover and title may encourage readers to buy this book when walking past a bookstore.
Tone: I really liked that when reading the book it was as if you were listening to the authors. The text literally spoke to the reader as a teacher and this made the topic easier to understand and not at all boring which may of occurred if written in detached 3rd person. Personal pronouns were used through out like “we” making the reader feel like the ‘ Think like a freak community’.
Content: Interesting. That as a whole is what the book can be described at. Both authors used regular, everyday events and made the reader see them in a different light- fulfilling the purpose of the book.
Layout: I enjoyed the fact that images, bullet point-like sentence and notes at the end were included. The informative book become much easier and more fun to read. The notes at the end reinforced the facts and helped readers if they wish look up information on their own.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, not a type of book I normally choose but nevertheless I am very pleased that I did pick this and learned to look at events in my life in another way.
“One thing we’ve learned is that when people, especially politicians, start making decisions based on a reading of their moral compass, facts tend to be among the first casualties.”
Tone: I really liked that when reading the book it was as if you were listening to the authors. The text literally spoke to the reader as a teacher and this made the topic easier to understand and not at all boring which may of occurred if written in detached 3rd person. Personal pronouns were used through out like “we” making the reader feel like the ‘ Think like a freak community’.
Content: Interesting. That as a whole is what the book can be described at. Both authors used regular, everyday events and made the reader see them in a different light- fulfilling the purpose of the book.
Layout: I enjoyed the fact that images, bullet point-like sentence and notes at the end were included. The informative book become much easier and more fun to read. The notes at the end reinforced the facts and helped readers if they wish look up information on their own.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, not a type of book I normally choose but nevertheless I am very pleased that I did pick this and learned to look at events in my life in another way.
“One thing we’ve learned is that when people, especially politicians, start making decisions based on a reading of their moral compass, facts tend to be among the first casualties.”