Reviews and Comments

After seeing the TV series I hadn't expected the book to surprise me so much, but well, it usually happens when you read the original novels. I started by this one despite it wasn't the oldest, but because it was recommended in several websites.

There was a completely new dimension added to all the characters that appeared, deepening into their backstories. It was like meeting old friends and discovering something new and big about who they are. Everything has a gloomier, darker, more mature look which make the reading more exciting as well.

I also enjoyed the rich descriptions of the scenaries and setting. The Witcher world starts to make so much more sense now, as so many things were overlooked in the TV series.

I really liked the book. It is a very in depth dive into the limitations of the human mind when it comes to understanding and predicting rare impactful events. As these events are indeed unpredictable, it proposes putting yourself in a situation where you are prepared for so that then you don't need to predict.

I loved the most the last few chapters on the mathematical theories behind the epistemological concepts that the book explains. Maybe it's because I'm an engineer but I got it better when the author was not spitting his opinion about how stupid everyone else but him and Mandelbrot are, and he focused on the delivering the message.

In any case, I didn't dislike his style