let's hope for a future like this
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When i bouight this book all i had ever seen of Dilbert was the odd episode on TV and the strip some-times when some-one left an inteligent newspaper on the bus. In fact it is quiet possibly that the only thing that made me buy this was the cover... who knows.
Anyway now i'm a Scott Adams convert and don't plan on looking back. This is one of the most readable books i've gotten in a while. I'm not one to laugh out loud while reading but i sure as hell had a big smirk on my face most of the time. Its funny and thats about it...
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Weird, not like previous Dilbert books.
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I thoroughly enjoyed 'The Dilbert Principle' and 'The Joy of Work', which is what led me to get this. I was disappointed. One of the elements of the other books that I have enjoyed so much is the e-mails from readers that Scott Adams features, in some cases these are the funniest episodes in the books. This book only has three e-mails in, none of which I found funny. This book is far more about Adams' musings on life in general (which again, for me, detracts from the original appeal of Dilbert providing a lighthearted and amusing look at the world of work). Then what totally took me by surprise is the last chapter: A New View of the Future. Adams' warns in the first paragraph that "I'm turning the humour mode off for this chapter", and then goes on to explain, in all seriousness, his bizarre views on the relativity of time, "infinite possible universes", an alternative theory to gravity, chaos theory and his experiences with a psychic and repeating daily affirmations. Adams with the humour mode 'on' could really handle these topics in a very funny way, but this closing chapter is just totally weird. It's interesting, but weird. I bought the book for some laughs, if I'd wanted to consider particle physics I'd have bought Stephen Hawking. I've given the book two stars because there were a couple of cartoons that made me smile. Unfortunately, that's the best I can say.
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Only Read If You Dare!
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The Dilbert Future will put a spin on everyday life, making you view everything in a completely different perspective, but most of all it will make you laugh so hard from the moment you pick it up. Scott Adams predicts the future, dealing with subjects like Star Trek, the Internet, the government and bicycle seats! This is probably some of Scott Adam's best work, and Dilbert is definitely not just for the computer literate engineers among us, as I am only sixteen years old, and I am obsessed with Dilbert. This is definitely worth buying. Buy it. Now! Go on. Please...
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Correction
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Just wanted to correct my previous review after re-reading it. The book only has a portion of it devoted to business stupidity, the rest is more general everyday life sort-of-stuff and therefore appeals to a wider audience. Brilliantly witty, and worthy of 5 stars.
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Witty and insightful
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Focussing on the future, this book allows Scott Adams to take the current level of stupidity in management and marketing and project them into the stratosphere! It's not often that I laugh out loud when reading a book, but this one has a few pages that beg for it. Having said that, not all of what's in here will be recognised by everyone, so there will be a few 'dry' pages. Nonetheless, the style is witty and intelligent, punctuated by relevant cartoons that illustrate the points perfectly. If you work, or have worked under the guidance of managers who listen to marketing people, read this book and then try not to laugh in their faces.
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