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amotisse's review against another edition
5.0
Though letters make more sense in my head than numbers, I still find them interesting and fun. I love finding quirky ways and approaches to learn, makes it exciting and sometimes easier to understand.
Will definitely be looking up more of Adam Spencer’s work.
helenfromalex's review against another edition
5.0
Straight up - with a hefty dose of numerical dyslexia, did NOT think this book was going to be for me. Yet I loved it - found it fascinating & accessible. My maths teacher Dad & accountant sister both raved about it too. So it seems to be a great read from both ends of the maths-savvy spectrum!
melbsreads's review
3.0
My uncle gave me this book for Christmas last year, and it's taken me until now to pluck up the courage to read it. Really, it would have been a much better gift for my younger brother, the structural engineer, because the archaeologist/museum curator/librarian of the family unsurprisingly doesn't like maths.
I know. Shocking behaviour. But there you have it.
I dropped maths at the end of year 11 and have never regretted it, even for a second. So understandably, this book of maths facts about the numbers 1-100 was more than a little outside my comfort zone. At the end of it? I still don't like maths. I didn't do any of the quiz questions. I skim read chunks of it because I just wasn't interested. I struggled through basically every chapter.
But. There were odd little factoids on each page that made me go "Huh". And Adam's enthusiasm for his subject matter is obvious throughout. So while I didn't PERSONALLY enjoy this book, if you're a fan of maths you'll probably enjoy this one.
I know. Shocking behaviour. But there you have it.
I dropped maths at the end of year 11 and have never regretted it, even for a second. So understandably, this book of maths facts about the numbers 1-100 was more than a little outside my comfort zone. At the end of it? I still don't like maths. I didn't do any of the quiz questions. I skim read chunks of it because I just wasn't interested. I struggled through basically every chapter.
But. There were odd little factoids on each page that made me go "Huh". And Adam's enthusiasm for his subject matter is obvious throughout. So while I didn't PERSONALLY enjoy this book, if you're a fan of maths you'll probably enjoy this one.
ozshark's review
2.0
Ok - so I love Adam Spencer & I don't mind a bit of maths...but it turns out this book was one step too far into the nerdiverse for me. Some of the facts were fascinating (which is why I read it in the first place) but too often after reading a tidbit I found myself thinking "so?".
Mildly interesting, rather than amazingly entertaining for me. My son, however, loved it - the big nerd! :) :)
Mildly interesting, rather than amazingly entertaining for me. My son, however, loved it - the big nerd! :) :)
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