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A review by jovia1947
Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by James H. Fowler, Nicholas A. Christakis
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.25
This has been a good read about the importance of building social networks and how social networks influence us, but I would have loved it if the book covered how to build these networks.
Also, it seems like the authors never really consulted nor talked to women in the book, so the interpretation of the research when it comes to how people choose relationships was quite misleading. For example, when the authors claimed there is a matchmaking website that allows men to post only if they are recommended by a former girlfriend, using this as an example as to why it is the phenomena that women choose mates based on if other women are attracted to them. This is not quite accurate, as these groups are created for women to help other women avoid rapists and abusers.
Otherwise, the book was quite great.
Also, it seems like the authors never really consulted nor talked to women in the book, so the interpretation of the research when it comes to how people choose relationships was quite misleading. For example, when the authors claimed there is a matchmaking website that allows men to post only if they are recommended by a former girlfriend, using this as an example as to why it is the phenomena that women choose mates based on if other women are attracted to them. This is not quite accurate, as these groups are created for women to help other women avoid rapists and abusers.
Otherwise, the book was quite great.