Scott Robinson â–¶ The Satanic Verses
I am pretty psyched about reading a book that ranked a fatwa for its author.
Scott Robinson â–¶ Dracula
I was pulled into Dracula by the Dracula Feed. But, it was so engrossing that I couldn't handle having the story presented in real-time.
Scott Robinson â–¶ Anastasia Krupnik
I couldn't figure out why this one is so frequently banned. The other preteen books had clear themes that could be construed, in a more prudish sense, as risqué.
Pregnancy? That's the only one I could figure.
Scott Robinson â–¶ McMafia
An enjoyable tour through organized crime the world-round. And, where Glenny is biased or promoting public policies, he's upfront about it.
Scott Robinson â–¶ Freakonomics
Reading the original analysis that have prompted so much criticism is nice. But, the masturbatory quotations found in the beginning of every chapter was too much. I get it, Steven Levitt is a genius.
Scott Robinson â–¶ Blink
I read this while flying between Sydney and Auckland. My hopes were it would be more edifying than watching whatever terrible documentaries they had on the in-flight computers. Sadly, this proved not to be the case.
Blink came out in 2005. And, if you've followed social media then you've already heard the anecdotes. Presumably, it's Gladwell's analysis of the primary sources that is the value behind the book. But I have read all the primary sources and already came to my own conclusions. Gladwell's weren't persuasive.
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