Member Review

I enjoyed this book. The book is really about biases but uses fractions as a discussion point. There is not a lot of math in the book; what little there is, is explained very well. The book has a conversational tone and the author shares some personal perspectives, which I usually appreciate. The writing is quite compelling, with some humor and clever wording. The endnotes are also worth reading, however, the endnotes that contain clarifications on the text are mixed in with the endnotes that only contain references and citations. I find this annoying in many books. I much prefer that clarifications or explanations appear as footnotes on the same page as the content. I quickly stopped checking the endnotes but scanned through them at the end and many were worthwhile reading. While the pacing of the book was quite good overall, I found that the book slowed down when the discussion turned to cognitive psychology. Nonetheless, the book was so good overall that it still merits 5 stars. Thank you to Netgalley and Columbia University Press for the advance reader copy.