This is a non-fiction book that could have worked as fiction. It describes (in Truman Capote style) the establishment of the \u201cPremonitions Bureau\u201d by a prominent newspaper to receive, document and follow up on British people\u2019s premonitions in the 1960\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book is very detailed in describing how things started, and it was fascinating to hear about the hits – when premonitions came true. Of course the reader is also aware that 97% of the premonitions that were checked didn\u2019t come true. Despite this, it was interesting to read about the key people behind this, and their ultimate fates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The story told her is full of detail which made it really come to life. Sometimes I felt like the level of detail wasn\u2019t exactly necessary, and the thread and progress of the descriptions was occasionally unclear. I also wondered if the goal of the book was met or not – while interesting in itself, I\u2019m not sure I changed my thinking along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would be interesting to do something of the sort in the modern age – with so much fake and unqualified information out there it would likely be impossible – but at least the modern correspondence speed would make checking that much easier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next book is Upgrade by Blake Crouch. I think this will be the last book I read before our trip to America\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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