The utmost easy as to which one story gives way to the next belies the herculean efforts the author put into the researThe consummate storyteller 5/5
The utmost easy as to which one story gives way to the next belies the herculean efforts the author put into the research of this book.
The subject matter of the book is as intimidating as it is complex but in the hands of a master storyteller that is Mr. Saha each story unfolds with complete ease and understanding.
The book opens with the story of Greg and Roslyn an ordinary couple who wondered and predicted what the future might be. This is a masterstroke of storytelling from Tirthak, it is a completely relatable story and from here the book pulls you in. From the birth of the universe to the birth of cinema, from seeking instant gratification to more controlled and logical rational reasoning, this book takes us on many journeys.
Given the complexities of the book’s subject matter, it really is a testament to the strength of Tirthak’s storytelling that momentum and interest never wanes. Each story is told with effortless ease.
Weaving the theme of human prediction, how and why we do it, how and why we fail and succeed, the stories that explore this theme are gloriously edifying.
A number of highlights for me were chapters 2 where I had to put the book down, pause and take stock of what I just read, chapter 3 equally fascinating with regards to our understanding of the dopamine affect and the various studies within that field, chapter 8 and the calculation error and chapter 9 remembering to forget.
Told with enthusiasm and passion, this book makes you think, and it encourages you to ask questions and to seek answers and makes you realise the limitless possibilities of mankind
Whilst reading the book, there were several times I felt my walls of ignorance being blasted away.
Forged by the burning passion of a great storyteller, open this book, read this book, read this book again, read this book with an open mind and allow it to question your long held beliefs on how things should be done absorb the book and enjoy the journey of mankind’s predictions. ...more
A very moving and personalised telling of the affects of the 1913 Dublin Lock-out
No harsh reality around the poverty of the time is held back, a book A very moving and personalised telling of the affects of the 1913 Dublin Lock-out
No harsh reality around the poverty of the time is held back, a book that is as graphic as it is explicit.
A profoundly moving story of the events leading up to and the devastating affects of not just the lock-out but the poverty tens of thousands of families were forced to endure
The complete graphic descriptive passages of the abject poverty of the Dublin working classes is unsettling as it is uncomfortable all of which is made even more painful and palpable when compared to the comforts and respectability of the middle classes.
Plunkett gives us great portraits of people such as Rashers Tierney and Father O'Connor all from different backgrounds but sharing a the same but different city.
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