Review of Freakonomics (2010) by Brad S — 31 May 2013
Well, I'm afraid I've got to say that "Freakonomics" was quite underwhelming, compared to its reputation.
The tying of sumo culture to Wall St. was interesting, but they spent too much time on the sumo and not enough time on corporate corruption.
The part about abortion leading to lower crime rates was a fascinating idea, but they offered little in the way of proof of the hypothesis. I would need a lot more evidence to go on. And Melvin Van Peebles suuuuucked as a narrator.
The part about bribing kids had the exact ambivalent outcome that I - parent of an 11-year-old - already knew would happen. Works for some, doesn't for others. Duuuuuhhhh!
And the names/success piece was patently obvious in its conclusions.
Yeah, underwhelming about sums it up.
This review of Freakonomics (2010) was written by Brad S on 31 May 2013.
Freakonomics has generally received mixed reviews.
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