I was interested to read this book as the premise of "Tomorrowland" seemed fascinating. The book promised to explore a number of topics where imagination and/or science fiction was actually able to be produced today, from robotics, biotechnology (in this case giving wounded veterans the possibility of movement with prosthetics), bioweapons and other topics.

This is a serious of edited essays written for different publications by the author over the years, so this is not a connected narrative as much as it is a series of how technology is making amazing and, in some cases, unbelievable progress in turning the unimaginable into reality.

I found this book easily readable and very interesting. I imagine anyone with a science or technology interest will eat this book up. However, this book does not require any special knowledge to enjoy. Rather anyone with an interest would enjoy reading this book. The author does a nice job (as would be expected with a journalism background writing for the general reader). Yet, as this is a series off essays, there is no overall narrative or commentary, and therefore easy chapter can be read as was originally published.

On the whole I enjoyed the book and found most of it interesting because of the topics. I do wish there was a source for further reading (perhaps that isn't quite possible, but at least hyperlinks would have been a nice touch).

Kotler's view of tomorrow is one that claims science and technology are innovating and transforming our lives. However, it lacks both editorial cohesiveness and authority. The premise of journeying from fiction to fact in TOMORROWLAND is one in which Kotler shares the innovations he has researched for various articles. This disjointedness comes through as any chapter could be read without loss (or gain) to the others. It isn't a journey, it's a series of the author's direct experiences with primary researchers on the topics. Be warned there is no appendix of reference or sources, so following up on where these areas are today (four years after publication) requires pulling relevant information from the text. TOMORROWLAND shares advances that may be beyond most reader's general knowledge, however it is a shallow view.