A review by adamsw216
The Future by Nick Montfort

3.0

While this book presented some very fascinating examples and analyses of how we imagine and create the future, it gets too bogged down in the specifics about two-thirds of the way through. At times, the stories behind the examples themselves meandered and I wondered what the point was until Montfort suddenly relates the story back to the overarching themes in a final sweep of the last pages of a chapter. That being said, the overall message of the book is an optimistic one, and it explores some themes and ideas that are incredibly interesting. I would love to find a book that expands on these ideas some more and focuses on elements like the first few chapters of this book--broader in scope and clearer in message.