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Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman by Jeremy Adelman

janthonytucson's review against another edition

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4.0

There are some truly fantastic parts of this book that make it worthwhile, however this really is too long. There are many passages, and sometimes very long and winding stories that just really didn't need to be in there. I feel like the author was extremely excited with the personal notes and letters he had access to and felt he needed to share as much of it as possible. It is just too much.

Interestingly I found the parts that focused on economics to be more interesting than his personal life story that comprises the majority of the first few hundred pages. I noticed many other reviews have the opposite take.

All in all there should be a 2nd edition that cuts this book in half and directs those who really want to know every minute detail to this edition.

morayfraser's review

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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