en-US Sun, 19 Jun 2011 01:11:41 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 48830 382 Oliver James Stringy 0 did-not-finish
He quotes statistics, but then draws unsupported conclusions from them. I felt like writing "correlation doesn't equal causation!" in the margins every time he made sweeping generalisations based on anecdotes or tiny details of a larger statistical area. And I felt that he had very little sympathy for the people he interviewed for the anecdotes, even though he thought their problems came from their upbringing.

Given that I've got a huge to-read list right now, I decided to cut my losses and move on. Other people may feel differently about it, and I hope they get something of value from reading this book.]]> 3.53 2007
author: Oliver James
name: Stringy
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at: 2011/06/19
date added: 2011/06/19
shelves: did-not-finish
review:
I don't want to give a star rating for this, as I didn't finish it so it seems a little unfair. But in spite of generally agreeing with the idea of Affluenza (have read similar books by Hamilton/Dennis and one based on a US tv series), I just didn't like the author's style.

He quotes statistics, but then draws unsupported conclusions from them. I felt like writing "correlation doesn't equal causation!" in the margins every time he made sweeping generalisations based on anecdotes or tiny details of a larger statistical area. And I felt that he had very little sympathy for the people he interviewed for the anecdotes, even though he thought their problems came from their upbringing.

Given that I've got a huge to-read list right now, I decided to cut my losses and move on. Other people may feel differently about it, and I hope they get something of value from reading this book.
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