James's review
The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! by Tim Harford
Well, this is another one that I loved at the beginning, but seemed to loose its appeal.
But, as with other books that I feel this way about, the end/middle/latter parts may have just paled in comparison to the beginning.
In the case of UE, the first 3 or 4 chapteres seemed related to each other, there seemed to be fleshing out of theories, and it felt like Learning.
But later on, there seemed to be a lot of hand waving, and the chapters seemed like glossy introductions with no meat, and nothing tying chapters together -they felt like what I worry all these pop-Economy books will turn out like if I brave to try another one.
All that said, still 4/5 because it really illuminated alot, and is a light, quick read for what you get out of it.
But, as with other books that I feel this way about, the end/middle/latter parts may have just paled in comparison to the beginning.
In the case of UE, the first 3 or 4 chapteres seemed related to each other, there seemed to be fleshing out of theories, and it felt like Learning.
But later on, there seemed to be a lot of hand waving, and the chapters seemed like glossy introductions with no meat, and nothing tying chapters together -they felt like what I worry all these pop-Economy books will turn out like if I brave to try another one.
All that said, still 4/5 because it really illuminated alot, and is a light, quick read for what you get out of it.
