QI: The Second Book Of General Ignorance (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
As with the first book, there were a few sections with incorrect facts in them. The Lusitania part, for example. Then there were a bunch of facts that I supposedly did not know, but actually already knew. And lastly, a lot of the facts just weren't that interesting. Like the sections on postcards and stamps in Britain, that was a huge yawnfest. This book is good for wasting some time, but really isn't that great at staving off boredom in general. An interesting book, but it doesn't pack the same punch that the first one did. I blew through the first one, and this one I had to force myself to get through. One thing I didn't understand about this book is why the authors decided to punctuate it with their own quips and conversation snippets. The jokes weren't funny (though maybe that's just me), and a few times they were just absurd. I started ignorning them about 1/3 of the way through. I would say the original Book of General Ignorance gets 2 thumbs up, while this one gets a "meh". Though I still learned that there's actually no such thing as a "fish", so it's by no means a total loss (that's on the back cover, so it's not a spoiler).
What do You think about QI: The Second Book Of General Ignorance (2010)?
Methadone to the television show's heroin—milder and legally available in the U.S.
—mimv1995
Fascinating read as always. Great book to pick up and put down as an when needed.
—Nanda
More of the same high quality factoids presented in lovely bitsize pieces
—Maga
