A review by njyx
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.0

A 3.5 for me... but tilted to 4. I enjoy Nassim Nicholas Taleb's writings: they have genuinely important contrarian thoughts in them: things that really need to be considered in our wanderings through life. This book is no exception. However, I feel this definitely have a little too much repetition of some key points it also doesn't really get into how to think yourself out of randomness misperceptions.

Those would be fine but there is also a little too much time spent dinging other writers and professions for my taste. Some of the scorn is understandable (people that should know better that influence others) but some it feels over the top!