Freakonomics reading order

A plan for the whole series

4 volumes, 1,290 pages, about 24 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 3, “Think Like a Freak” (by 49%). Plan your break after volume 2, before the series plans it for you.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 9, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 111 h15 daysby November 13, 2026

   • 1. Freakonomics2005 · 320 pages · 6 h
   • 2. SuperFreakonomics2009 · 288 pages · 5 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by November 22, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 213 h17 daysby December 9, 2026

   • 3. Think Like a Freak2014 · 282 pages · 5 h
   • 4. When to Rob a Bank2015 · 400 pages · 7 h
4. The end of the series

   December 9, 2026

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.

Best volume: SuperFreakonomics (7.8, 361 ratings). Weakest: Think Like a Freak (7.6). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 2 and 3: 49%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.6) scores close to the series average or above it.