1. I enjoyed that the author was able to take a very bland topic and add some interest to it. Buchholz not only introduces economist and their theories, but also introduces the economist as a person to make them more relatable. He was able to explain complicated theories in generic terms to make them more understandable.
2. The plot of the book was straight forward because Buchholz goal was to explain the development of economic theory in a way anyone could understand. The book was constructed into chapters about each individual economist and their greatest accomplishment regarding economics. The book itself was easy to follow because Buchholz used his many years of teaching to easily explain each of the topics he covered.
3. The characters in the book were real life economist who made great impacts in world of economics. From a purely intellectual standpoint, the characters are not relatable at all. Form Adam Smith to Alfred Marshal and even Karl Marx, these people are some of the brightest mind the world has ever seen and many readers are unable to relate to their vast intelligence. However, Buchholz wanted to make these characters relatable to his readers. So he included things like how Adam Smith was clumsy and how he detested college.
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All of the characters in the book were real. Many of them had relatable qualities such as Adam Smith. While characters like Karl Marx were not very relatable because his ideas seemed outlandish and impossible. As we see today communism does not work. However, many of the economist in the book were interesting to learn about.
5. The title “New Ideas from Dead Economist” is an attention grabber in itself. The title invokes curiosity from the reader and makes them wonder has new ideas can come from an already dead person. Throughout the book the author explains that many of the ideas these economists became famous for were only recognized after their death. Buchholz created a title that was reflective of the