Reddit reviews Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs

I would recommend reading the book Brainiac by Ken Jennings if you would like some insight in to the world of trivia. If you are unfamiliar with who he is, he won Jeopardy! something like 74 times in a row. One of the things that he emphasizes in the book is the difference between trivia knowledge and intelligence, and how people who are great at trivia aren't necessarily smart. In fact, he points out that a lot of people in the trivia world got in to trivia because they're average in many ways, but being good at this makes them feel smart. He includes himself in that description.

You'd love Brainiac, if you haven't already read it. His story is fascinating, he's hilarious, and he throws in a ton of trivia (of course).

love this contest! i have a list just for books! but these two are ones that i would particularly love but probably never buy myself.

these are my cheaper ones:

do androids dream of electric sheep?

brainiac

the october country

invisible monsters


thanks for contesting!

I am currently reading Braniac by Ken Jennings, about the world of trivia nuts (such as myself) and his tale of his time on Jeopardy!

I also previously read his second book, Maphead.

He is interesting and a very funny guy. I really hope he writes more books.