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lauragessert's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible fascinating subject regarding The Premonitions Bureau. Really enjoyed the way the book flowed into the life of one of the founders. For those who have this ability there are some really interesting notes on how this ability works .Knight was able to bring Barker back to life Really a very unique read .
ellie_cripps's review against another edition
3.0
A very strange story, without really enough to it to justify a full book without all the extra details about the things people had premonitions about, but still curious enough to make it worth a bit of your time.
derekjohnston's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
moscat's review against another edition
2.0
This book is a mess. The Premonitions Bureau is a cool title but not really what the book seems to be about. Structurally it's hard to work out what it's trying to say, we hop from "this plane crash matches that prediction if you squint a bit and treat the information very generously" to "here's a tangent about quantum physics" to "here's a foot and mouth outbreak" and the throughline is not super apparent.
Overall it's far too credulous and I'm not wholly sure what the book is trying to say. It feels like there are nuggets in here, certainly a long form article or two, but as a book it falls well short.
Overall it's far too credulous and I'm not wholly sure what the book is trying to say. It feels like there are nuggets in here, certainly a long form article or two, but as a book it falls well short.
connie_reads_books's review against another edition
4.0
if you're looking for a non fiction that isn't too long or too dense, but still manages to cover a lot of ground in an informative way... this one has you covered