teokajlibroj 's review for:

2.0

In short this book argues that extreme events happen much more often than we expect and they can have massive effects. This is an interesting point, but only enough to fill a chapter, not a whole book. As a result most of the book is just filler about irrelevant or trivial points, but mainly Taleb constantly mocking so-called experts and everyone who thinks they're smart. I quickly got fed up and quit reading the book.