The black Swan

444 pages

English language

Published Feb. 11, 2010

ISBN:
9780141034591
Goodreads:
2962025

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3 stars (2 reviews)

From the critically acclaimed author of Fooled by Randomness, a book about the impact of improbable events on every aspect of life.

19 editions

Thought it might be my cup of tea, but it isn't

3 stars

I think I just don't like the narrative style. There's interesting things said, great concepts, but the tone, the stories, the framing with anecdotes just makes it a bit of a drag to read. I was on a pop-science reading trip, rattling through half a dozen books in a month until I crashed to a halt with Black Swan and now every time I look at it, I reach for some Scots poetry instead. This book hasn't turned me off pop-science, its just making it hard to go on.

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