Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.
Take Away: Book felt forced. It would have been just as good being only half as long. If economic development or creative class is interesting to you then it’s a thumbs up. ![]()
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So if you’re into boring, too-long books, we’d like it? Yeah, no thanks.