The Tyranny of Choice (Big Ideas)

I consider this book to be a very good diagnosis/explanation of a new social circumstance that applies to almost anyone in the western world. Although I thought it was a little opinionated in some aspects(without stating it as an opinion) this is something that is pretty much inescapable at a certain level for every writer but I wouldn't take it as the final word on the matter.I definitely recommend this book, its not to dense and in many ways accurate but to take the most out of it I would encourage you to consciously question and contrast what you read with your personal and social experiences throughout the book.

I thought the book was quite poor, it lacked the rigor of an academic text and tried to hard for a casual read. The arguments put forward were nothing ground breaking and stuff most people would be familiar with.

I would certainly recommend this book to someone who is trying in figure out what's going on in the modern world. It touches on so many aspects of the modern human condition I don't know where to begin. Politics, economics, love, philosophy, gender, etc., etc. all in 150 pages. It's a dense read but a worthwhile one.

if you want a book that explores choice read the,"paradox of choice". this book is a intellectual ramble. I do think some of the parts are interesting but I had to write this review to save you from a bad choice.

Great book!

Slovenian philosopher, like Zizek, but easier to follow. Eye-opening, thought provoking, but also in some way entertaining. I found my own experience every now and then.

Some good stuff. Especially about the tyranny of self help. But it’s clearly written by an academic more intent on showing her familiarity with French structuralism and Marxist theory than penning a right riveting read. The chapter has n hook ups was especially confused. With a better editor, control over the verbosity and an avoidance to name drop, this could have been a better-and shorter book

I bought this book to further my understanding of why I can choose from 68 different hair gels in my local pharmacist and why I have to choose my own gas supplier. Gas is gas to me. I guess it just depends how much I'm going to be ripped off. One customer, one product, 20 different vendors with 100 different deals. There's only one loser in that game - me! So this is an interesting subject with much scope for empirical analysis and social consideration. Alas, this book didn't really deliver this. It was rather high level, lacking in substance to back up some of the ideas. It also felt rather disjointed with no clear direction or conclusion. There was also plenty of choice issues in the book that didn't interest me i.e. choices about childbirth and whether to eat chocolate moulded out of human injuries. Indeed some of the material is surprising to find in a 150 page book dedicated to such a large and interesting subject. I'm sure the book may appeal to other readers - but it wasn't for me.

I found this quite a chore to read. There is nothing enlightening or thought provoking in this book. Instead Renata just gives us overly lengthy example after example of the same subject (which is the tyranny of having choice) and does not offer any ideas or meaningful solutions to the problem.There are many books on the essence of Buddhism and Buddhist theories that discuss this subject with much greater insight and provide ideas and guides to help overcome the 'tyranny of choice' and the constant pressure to choose.

Great product received on time. Thanks

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