What are you reading?

[Matt]

done with Grapes of Wrath. Very interesting read. I'm still mentally digesting it. I may start Of Mice And Men later, then I think I'll be Steinbecked out...

In the meantime, all that Grapes of Wrath socialism has me feeling compelled to swing toward some alternate economic viewpoints, so Freakonomics is next up for me.

 

[HgaleK]

Originally Posted by Matt

done with Grapes of Wrath. Very interesting read. I'm still mentally digesting it. I may start Of Mice And Men later, then I think I'll be Steinbecked out...

In the meantime, all that Grapes of Wrath socialism has me feeling compelled to swing toward some alternate economic viewpoints, so Freakonomics is next up for me.

Of Mice and Men is hardcore Steinbecklite, so it shouldn't hit OD levels. Have you read Freakonomics before?

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by HgaleK

Have you read Freakonomics before?
no

 

[edinatlanta]

Originally Posted by Matt

no

Don't.

 

[HgaleK]

Originally Posted by edinatlanta

Don't.

Cool- I was actually going to ask whether or not it's worth reading. Can I get a tl;dr on the hate?

 

[otc]

Originally Posted by edinatlanta

Don't.

Disagree. Do

Form your own opinions (and it is a good quick entertaining read)

 

[edinatlanta]

Originally Posted by HgaleK

Cool- I was actually going to ask whether or not it's worth reading. Can I get a tl;dr on the hate?

Because it is dumb, misleading, and he uses examples that are really old (and largely discredited) as "new and exciting facts".

 

[phreak]

Just finished The Finkler Question really enjoyed it, a comedy in a cerebral setting imo. But really, Jacobson wrote a great book

 

[otc]

You could also read super freakonomics which doesn't depend on having read the first and is more legit (and has hookers!)

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by otc

Disagree. Do Form your own opinions (and it is a good quick entertaining read)
this is the correct answer. FWIW I have seen the documentary, found the cases interesting but the execution (from a film-making point of view) sub par. I see what they were trying to do, it's an interesting way to go about it, but in the end, the final product sucked. Still, it did pique my interest enough to make me want to read the book, so I am.

Originally Posted by HGaleK

Cool- I was actually going to ask whether or not it's worth reading. Can I get a tl;dr on the hate?
That said, the tl;dr answer remains "download the movie"

Originally Posted by otc

You could also read super freakonomics which doesn't depend on having read the first and is more legit (and has hookers!)
Ive got that lined up on my Kindle to read sometime after I finish the first.

 

[mm84321]

I'm going camping in the desert for 2 weeks this month. What are some good books to read in the middle of nowhere?

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by mm84321

I'm going camping in the desert for 2 weeks this month. What are some good books to read in the middle of nowhere?
Crime and Punishment. Incredible.

 

[sartorialism]

Originally Posted by Matt

Crime and Punishment. Incredible.

Not really a desert book; a bit too intense. Why not read Grapes of Wrath?

 

[Hombre Secreto]

Originally Posted by Matt

Crime and Punishment. Incredible.

Notes From Underground would be better. Come back to the world hating humans.

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by sartorialism

Not really a desert book; a bit too intense. Why not read Grapes of Wrath?
the intensity is actually why I recommended it. Think the starkness of the place would really make it pop.