Blog on Third Book
I don’t read the Preface of a book.
I always want to start reading Chapter 1 immediately because I want to jump
straight into the story; the context surrounding it will eventually seep in as
I go through the pages. However, when I picked up Chuck Collins’ “Born on Third
Base,” I stumbled upon the Preface as I was getting to chapter 1. “Have you
ever lived in a mobile home,” it read. “Not me. Until the age of 24…” I hadn’t
even finished that sentence when Collins grabbed my attention. What happened?
How was the transition from living in a house to a mobile home? I had read the
back summary beforehand to see what this book was about, and already, Collins
had painted a clear image in my mind of what the transition from being part of
the 1% to joining the rest of the 99%.
In both the Preface and the Introduction, Collins had detailed everything necessary for this subject matter. For someone who does not know much about economics, I understood everything that he was talking about because he explained everything in an easy manner. His style of writing guided the reader through the context of the situation. I appreciated that I read the Preface and Introduction first because he had provided a general framework for which he was going to talk about this subject matter. He gave an overall outline of the entire book and carefully explained the general topics that he was going to discuss in each section.
Collins succeeded in describing the wealth problem the most when he was detailing his personal stories about his shifting life. First, hearing him recount things that specifically happened to him helped me form a connection with him even though I never went through the same situations. He put the readers in his shoes and walked them through everything that happened. Second, he included his meandering thoughts of each choice and situation that he found himself in. Through these, I saw how he reacted to everything that happened to him. Because he was discussing everything that he went through, I could understand problem better because he lived on both sides of the wealth spectrum. He could compare his experiences growing up in the 1% with the sudden change to living with the rest of society. The sudden shock added much to his thoughts.
In both the Preface and the Introduction, Collins had detailed everything necessary for this subject matter. For someone who does not know much about economics, I understood everything that he was talking about because he explained everything in an easy manner. His style of writing guided the reader through the context of the situation. I appreciated that I read the Preface and Introduction first because he had provided a general framework for which he was going to talk about this subject matter. He gave an overall outline of the entire book and carefully explained the general topics that he was going to discuss in each section.
Collins succeeded in describing the wealth problem the most when he was detailing his personal stories about his shifting life. First, hearing him recount things that specifically happened to him helped me form a connection with him even though I never went through the same situations. He put the readers in his shoes and walked them through everything that happened. Second, he included his meandering thoughts of each choice and situation that he found himself in. Through these, I saw how he reacted to everything that happened to him. Because he was discussing everything that he went through, I could understand problem better because he lived on both sides of the wealth spectrum. He could compare his experiences growing up in the 1% with the sudden change to living with the rest of society. The sudden shock added much to his thoughts.
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