A review by actuallyitsember
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by James A. Robinson, Daron Acemoğlu

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

2.75

This was drier and more drawn out than was needed to make the point.  If this were 1/2 the length, it would be a much better read, but I'm more of a social behavior girly than a history girly, so it wasn't engaging for me the way it may be for someone else. Some parts were interesting, nonetheless, and you certainly had plenty of opportunity to mull over the theory the book presents. 

At the end of the day, I wish I had looked for and read an abridged version instead.