Laura Penny is one of the profs for foundation year and that was one of my motivations behind buying and reading this book. She has written two books so far and I thought that More Money Than Brains was more applicable to my life than Your call is Important To Us: The Truth About Bullshit.
I really enjoyed reading her book. I found that a lot of the comments that she made on politics, the way our school system works, societies attitude to people who are smart, and the way my fellow students act were all very accurate to my world experiences.
Most books that I read, I read the reviews for on Goodreads until I can't take it anymore. More Money than Brain reviews, like many others, were, for the most part, similar to mine but there is a staggering amount of negative reviews as well. I found that those people who didn't like her book mostly didn't like it because they either didn't like what she was saying, didn't agree with what she was saying, or didn't see what she was saying happening in our society. Like the other books that I've read reviews for on Goodreads I found all of these to be very unfair towards the book. Dr. Penny speaks at length about the anti-intellectual culture we're brewing and although people may not like her writing style I believe that giving up on such a wonderful social commentary halfway through the second chapter may help to prove her point.
I give this book an 8 out of 10. It truly is a fantastic read but it's not for everyone. It has come to my attention recently that people only want to see the world in their own way and when something threatens this view they want to throw it away and never look at it again. Dr. Penny is abrasive and very forward about her opinions. I do recommend this book for everyone because I believe that it is talking about some very serious issues but if you do choose to read it keep in mind that even if you do not agree with all of her ideas they're all important and that shouldn't be a reason to stop reading.
I really enjoyed reading her book. I found that a lot of the comments that she made on politics, the way our school system works, societies attitude to people who are smart, and the way my fellow students act were all very accurate to my world experiences.
Most books that I read, I read the reviews for on Goodreads until I can't take it anymore. More Money than Brain reviews, like many others, were, for the most part, similar to mine but there is a staggering amount of negative reviews as well. I found that those people who didn't like her book mostly didn't like it because they either didn't like what she was saying, didn't agree with what she was saying, or didn't see what she was saying happening in our society. Like the other books that I've read reviews for on Goodreads I found all of these to be very unfair towards the book. Dr. Penny speaks at length about the anti-intellectual culture we're brewing and although people may not like her writing style I believe that giving up on such a wonderful social commentary halfway through the second chapter may help to prove her point.
I give this book an 8 out of 10. It truly is a fantastic read but it's not for everyone. It has come to my attention recently that people only want to see the world in their own way and when something threatens this view they want to throw it away and never look at it again. Dr. Penny is abrasive and very forward about her opinions. I do recommend this book for everyone because I believe that it is talking about some very serious issues but if you do choose to read it keep in mind that even if you do not agree with all of her ideas they're all important and that shouldn't be a reason to stop reading.
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