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A review by penguinjuggler
Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/Or Ruin Everything by Zach Weinersmith, Kelly Weinersmith
4.0
Been trying to read this as a book book (ie. straight through) for ages. But it became more of a chore than an enjoyable read, which is mostly my fault. It's not meant to be read straight through. Instead, pick a chapter/section, learn a bit about a cool technology and the specialized scientists Kelly and Zach got to meet, and dive into their educational guesses at where it's heading and what problems/solutions each technology may provide.
I love smbc-comics. I'm constantly amazed and amused at how he's able to put out such silly, quality content daily, and I'd have bought the book just to support that, since I've been enjoying his comics for years. You can easily tell that the book itself took a tremendous amount of research from both of them, and they provide some fun analogies to understand how things work. However, by reading the book straight through, the style of over-simplifying things got almost patronizing (?). I think in small doses, this book is perfect and a great conversation starter. And I'll happily support the weinersmith's future efforts.
I love smbc-comics. I'm constantly amazed and amused at how he's able to put out such silly, quality content daily, and I'd have bought the book just to support that, since I've been enjoying his comics for years. You can easily tell that the book itself took a tremendous amount of research from both of them, and they provide some fun analogies to understand how things work. However, by reading the book straight through, the style of over-simplifying things got almost patronizing (?). I think in small doses, this book is perfect and a great conversation starter. And I'll happily support the weinersmith's future efforts.