The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Business Stupidity in the 21st Century
Author: Scott Adams
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ISBN: 0887309100
Publisher: HarperBusiness (01 November, 1998)
Sales Rank: 18,858
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Funny, and all too depressingly true
Having never read any Dilbert books prior to this one, I am glad I decided to pick it up from the library. The strips in the book go hand and hand with his social commentary on how the future will pan out for the us attractive, and sharp readers of Dilbert books, and for the other 6 billion other idiots who make our lives a living hell. Read this book! If only so that you can become one of the few, the proud... readers of Dilbert books.Many people have argued that the last chapter of the book was a bit unsettling, and strage... and strange it is. Adams goes on to make readers think for a minute while he discusses possible alternatives to what we take for granted, like the theory that gravity could be merely an optical illusion, and we would never figure it out because we're too fastened to the knowledge that we can feel and see. I personally, LOVED this chapter... I thought it was great, and it needed to be said. If you thought it was horrible, all I have to say is that you obviously aren't of true scientific mind... and are incapable of embracing the only philosophy that will ever allow our species to advance in our knowledge of the world around us.
Rating: 5 out of 5
As funny a book as I've read in years!
I'm not the kind of guy who likes to draw attention to himself. My friends may contradict that, but it's true. So reading The Dilbert Future in public, after the first time I tried, was a real exercise in compromise, because I could not read as much as a page without laughing out loud. Loudly out loud. Loudly enough to attract attention. Adams' prose words are as biting/cynical/sarcastic/funny/accurate as are his cartoons. I'm buying a copy for my-son-the- engineer. So should you.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Mediocre
I love Scott Adams stuff, but to be honest this wasn't the best he could do.It did strike my funny bone quite a few times, but it gets a little tiresome and silly. While it was quite funny, some of the humor seemed a bit strained.
I would recommend The Dilbert Principle or Dilbert: The Way of The Weasel over this one.
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