Title: great buildings, good stories, bad writer
Product review: this book is barely enjoyable and only in spite of the truly awful stylings of mr okrent. his conversational overuse of simile forced me to put the book down several times -- beyond tedious. his cutesy language is even more frustrating when coupled unnecessary sesquipedalia. i'd prefer cogently connected chapters any day. further, the images he selected do not enhance the story.most of these complaints have nothing to do with the admittedly complex and large scale of the story. i am a graduate student in a real estate development program in new york. anecdotes about rock center have come up in various classes and i was eager to learn more. while this book does contain salient facts and stories, it is difficult to recommend something so poorly crafted.
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