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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
The book was able to really captivate me and it was difficult to put down. The approach to tell the story of someones life only through many different outside perspectives was interesting.
The last part was really boring tho. The story about AlphaGo took all the momentum out of the story. It was also just really uninteresting. I have read the other book of the author as well and all the stories are shorter, so this couldn't have been the problem, why this part was so uninspired.
BUT definitely this shouldn't stop you from picking up this otherwise fantastic book.
The last part was really boring tho. The story about AlphaGo took all the momentum out of the story. It was also just really uninteresting. I have read the other book of the author as well and all the stories are shorter, so this couldn't have been the problem, why this part was so uninspired.
BUT definitely this shouldn't stop you from picking up this otherwise fantastic book.
challenging
dark
fast-paced
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Anyone with even a passing interest in science should read this book. I wish they would’ve told stories like this in high school science. That’s the only reason I’m not a doctor (or better) right now.
a book that makes you feel incredibly small and defenseless… but also reaffirms my feelings on how evillllll stems bros are
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
The MANIAC catalogs the life of John Von Neumann, arguably the most naturally intelligent person to ever live, through the people who knew him best. In typical Lebatut fashion, Von Neumann's life story is told in an ostensibly biographic, but highly editorialized way. Lebtatus explores the depths of human intelligence and the unique mental torment seemingly found only by those scraping against the ceiling of our existence. There's also an interesting history of how AlphaGo (AI) defeated Lee Sedol at Go.
I was recommended this book by a friend because, and I quote, "you love Oppenheimer" (... the movie, let's be clear). It's not like she could have quite explained what it was about... I still haven't found a way to do that. But I sure have been recommending it often. It's incredibly written (I read it in English, kudos to the beautiful translation) and just so interesting and hard to put down.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Book felt very piece milled. Neat idea for historical fiction but definitely felt like a series of segmented stories, not a cohesive book.