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Surprisingly well researched and attention to detail. Would recommend the read to any open-minded individual

Great read. Such a thrilling books, I can't believe its a real story

Such an immersive and grime story. Essential reading.

A quick and thrilling read, Anthem offers a unique perspective to the dystopian theme, which 1984, Brave New World and 451 Fahrenheit don't touch on. Anthem is worth the few pounds it costs on Amazon or Audible. I would regret skipping this book.

A thrilling, intriguing novel with exciting characters and plot. The story took a direction I didn't quite expect, which only made the read more enjoyable. It gives a clear understanding of Rand's perspective and an introduction to her philosophy. I would suggest reading the Fountainhead even if you don't share Rand's outlook; I don't, but still recommend the read.

Amazing start book. Would recommend to any old enough to have left college.

Great book, a must read for anyone who really interesting in business, economics or politics.

The Defenders of Liberty is a great book., would recommend.

This book was OK. O'Neil clearly demonstrates how data can be misunderstood, cause feedback loops or be manipulated to discriminate against people unjustly. This is what the book aimed to do, and it achieves that. O'Neil does a great job explaining how damaging these algorithms can be for young children, who are being stripped of their precious childhood routines, as their parents have to work bizarre inconsistent shifts. However, the book often lacks critical thought. For example, although she admits that people draw faulty conclusions from big data, she doesn't seem to consider this when drawing her own conclusions. She seems to misdiagnose problems as being caused by big data. On page 196, O'Neil says that big data undermines democracy by making a minority of voters more important than others since it allows critical voters in flip states to be directly targeted. The obvious issue here is that Big data does not 'make' these voters more important; it merely highlights an existing problem in the American system. She too attacks methods that generally seem sound or fails to provide a practical alternative. She points out how poor credit rating causes negative feedback loops, a fair point. However she offers no solution, are we too assume should bank just handout credit to unstable debtors? Furthermore, a few naive gaps at 'capitalism' are sprinkled through the book, blaming it for being the root causes of these issues. However, the details of how capitalism is directly and primarily responsible for such problems are glossed over. Overall, she achieves her goal of showing how data can cause inequality, but that's all. The book leaves some self-evident questions unanswered and seems to lack critical thought.

Does what it says on the tin. This book gave great insight into the somewhat private economy of 1930s Germany. All thought Reimann was a member of the communist party before it was disbanded, ironically he does a great job explaining the stresses caused by the Germany regime. The only downside to this book is Reimann's bias, though it is minor; misuse of political terminology and little self-awareness. For example, Reimann scolds the administration for nationalizing businesses, even though he is a communist and would surely advocate for the nationalizing of industry if Germany was under a different administration. Overall, a good book but be aware of the author's bias.