The Futurist Audiobook

" Wow. I really liked it! "

" Read on a plane, nothing great but it kept me entertained. "

" Can't recall who recommended this one, but thank you!! Thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, just the right mix of cynicism and honesty. "

" I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Great characters and a story telling style that reminded me of a mixture of Vonnegut and Robbins. Funny and fast paced. "

" Turned out to be a big whatever... "

" The main character is a "futurist," who speaks to various leaders and organizations and essentially tells them what they want to hear, until he cracks. Great setup, but I don't feel like it went anywhere and I have no clue what the purpose of the book was to begin with. Kind of a shame. "

" Amusing at times, but a little too self-aware and sarcastically hip to be a truly satisfying read. "

" I liked the idea of this book (a cynical futurist) better than the implementation... I would have preferred him stay cynical and funny rather than getting to the learning-a-lesson part. This book started out fairly interesting and amusing, but then kind of petered out for me. "

" Interesting. Ending was a failure, though. "

" Almost excellent, I enjoyed the plot and the concept but something got lost on the way. "

" made me want to go to Greenland "

" I laughed a couple times when reading this and that makes it better than "Then We Came To the End". Three stars feels like 1/2 star too many but I'm doing it anyways, just so it gets more than the aforementioned. "

" "I read it in Swedish. I wasn't particularly enthralled, I didn't sympathize with any of the characters, and nothing really surprised me." "

" I'm giving it three stars for the book, and one extra star because I'm very proud of Jim! Haven't seen him in years, but no doubt he's still the same great person I knew back when. "

" It was nothing like what I expected. Not that that is a bad thing. I gave it a worth try, but decided to give up on it. "

" Excellent, short, well written, a fast read that does a great job of filling out the modern day American man and delving into his struggles. He never loses his idealistic slant, even when things get tough. I enjoyed it a lot and highly recommend it. "

" This book was OK. Honestly, it didn't do anything for me. I didn't care about the characters or anything else. I kept waiting for some big mystery to unfold, and nothing ever did. I did like reading about the various places the characters traveled. It made me want to get out see more of the world. "

" Smart, funny, fast-paced and oddly poignant, this novel is well worth the read. Of Othmer, I am officially a fan. "

" This book is lame. The title sounds interesting but the main character is unlikeable and uninteresting and the pointless story is one nobody needs to hear. Thanks to this author, I will never again read something written by anybody in the advertising industry. "

" Thanks Dan for the recommedation. Interesting read. I especially love the opening paragraphs to every chapter. "

" Dystopian novel of the present, about the future and the "coiner of the phrase," which we never learn. Pretty engaging but not great. "

" i really dug this book. i was consciously trying to figure out why as i was reading it, and i think it simply comes down to the main character, yates. i loved his character. following him, his thought process, his travels, his decision making, that's what did if for me. "

" Ultimately a dissapointment. The premise had great potential. "

" The futurist gives us a cynical protagonist finding redemption - while our formerly amoral protagonist has some wit and charm, the whole leaves something to be desired. Reminds me of bad coupland. "

" It was nothing like what I expected. Not that that is a bad thing. I gave it a worth try, but decided to give up on it. "

" A somewhat strange book that gives and interesting insight into how our world works.It make you think. "

" Thanks Dan for the recommedation. Interesting read. I especially love the opening paragraphs to every chapter. "

" The Futurist isn't aout the future, it's a witty and sometimes biting satire on some of the absurdities of our culture today. Othmer is a talented first time writer, and this is a book that manages to pepper it's cynicism with hilarity. "

" Smart, funny, fast-paced and oddly poignant, this novel is well worth the read. Of Othmer, I am officially a fan. "

" The main character is a "futurist," who speaks to various leaders and organizations and essentially tells them what they want to hear, until he cracks. Great setup, but I don't feel like it went anywhere and I have no clue what the purpose of the book was to begin with. Kind of a shame. "

" Can't recall who recommended this one, but thank you!! Thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, just the right mix of cynicism and honesty. "

" Motivational speaker takes on mysterious client and confusion reigns. "

" A self-aware, self-parody of trendy thinkers and insight people by a creative director in ad agency. It's every bit as maddening and ironically self-important as I expected, but it's pretty damn funny and the guy can build up a good head of steam. If you're in the biz, definitely read it. "

" Interesting. Ending was a failure, though. "

" I liked the idea of this book (a cynical futurist) better than the implementation... I would have preferred him stay cynical and funny rather than getting to the learning-a-lesson part. This book started out fairly interesting and amusing, but then kind of petered out for me. "

" i really dug this book. i was consciously trying to figure out why as i was reading it, and i think it simply comes down to the main character, yates. i loved his character. following him, his thought process, his travels, his decision making, that's what did if for me. "