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A review by smitchy
Still Lucky by Rebecca Huntley
3.0
Huntley is one of Australia's leading social researchers and she has spent years travelling the country and talking to people from all walks of life about the things that they worry about and care about. Every topic from politics, refugees, house prices and even spoiled kids are looked at and what Huntley finds is that there are the same concerns among people regardless of whether they are young or old, city or country, rich or poor.
Huntley goes into the reasons why we are concerned and also the reasons why we shouldn't be - after all we are still one of the luckiest countries in the world. She looks at where we are now, where we are heading, and where we hope to get as a nation. Above all she assures us that we are not alone in wondering why politicians are acting like children and when the housing bubble will burst?
I found this book is to be interesting but I couldn't say that it is riveting. I picked it up and read a chapter or two and then put it down again for a day or a week until I got through it (I think I have been reading this book off and on for about 2.5 months).It is not a dry book - when I was reading it I found it easy and flowing. It is simply not a book that will grip you unless you have a real interest in the topics. The topics are relevant and Huntley's insights from so many years of research are valuable. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in sociology, politics or modern Australian society.
Huntley goes into the reasons why we are concerned and also the reasons why we shouldn't be - after all we are still one of the luckiest countries in the world. She looks at where we are now, where we are heading, and where we hope to get as a nation. Above all she assures us that we are not alone in wondering why politicians are acting like children and when the housing bubble will burst?
I found this book is to be interesting but I couldn't say that it is riveting. I picked it up and read a chapter or two and then put it down again for a day or a week until I got through it (I think I have been reading this book off and on for about 2.5 months).It is not a dry book - when I was reading it I found it easy and flowing. It is simply not a book that will grip you unless you have a real interest in the topics. The topics are relevant and Huntley's insights from so many years of research are valuable. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in sociology, politics or modern Australian society.