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Undoubtedly the best of his writings: well-paced and entreating all sorts of speculations. Its only categorical flaw is his overuse of ‘decadence' to hammer in his theme of civilisational decline.
Ringing in the century that shall create the material means for both great artistic output and great ambiguity in art, Conrad's psychological novel bridges the 19th and 20th centuries, marrying romantic moralism to modern inscrutability. A slog in parts but well worth it.
6.0/10.
The absolute state of contemporary science fiction. A Goodreads book through and through.
Not so enamoured with this popular book. Taleb finds himself incredibly intelligent for stating that hedging one's bets is a good idea and that randomness exists. Much of the book is spent on autofellatio and disparaging complex philosophy. It starts being a worthwhile read at about page 206. The typeface is the book's greatest achievement.
