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A review by matthewwester
Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
3.0
Hmm, so before I type in my own review of a book I always glance down at the reviews already posted. Sometimes it changes what I emphasize, or how I say it, but it has never changed my opinion before. Until now. Ugh.
Because when I hit the back cover I felt really good about this book. After all, it contains a wealth of information but isn't boring for a second, covers subjects most of us know in a way that brings new insights and understandings. Great stuff. I spent the whole week annoying my wife with random facts, "Honey, did you know that...!"
Then I saw the links a couple reviewers posted, mentioning how Jonah Lehrer resigned from the New Yorker for making up quotes and then lying about it. Oh, and this comes after he got in trouble for re-using parts of his own writing in more than one publication. It's hard to trust a fascinating, informational book from a guy who is willing to make up and then lie about information.
I still give it a solid three stars but what a shame, a brilliant young author showing a real lack of integrity.
Because when I hit the back cover I felt really good about this book. After all, it contains a wealth of information but isn't boring for a second, covers subjects most of us know in a way that brings new insights and understandings. Great stuff. I spent the whole week annoying my wife with random facts, "Honey, did you know that...!"
Then I saw the links a couple reviewers posted, mentioning how Jonah Lehrer resigned from the New Yorker for making up quotes and then lying about it. Oh, and this comes after he got in trouble for re-using parts of his own writing in more than one publication. It's hard to trust a fascinating, informational book from a guy who is willing to make up and then lie about information.
I still give it a solid three stars but what a shame, a brilliant young author showing a real lack of integrity.