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rebeccajmoran's review against another edition
Cool concept. Short and snappy chapters, some heavy subject matter but easily digestible. Interesting topics too - “Why is there a face on my toast?” and “Are psychics real?” stand out.
genia_sh95's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Answering some philosophical questions shorty and to the point. It was interesting at some point and kind of ok in others.
Answering some philosophical questions shorty and to the point. It was interesting at some point and kind of ok in others.
whatjasread's review
4.0
3.75 rounded up
I don’t read a lot of non-fiction, generally because I don’t have a lot of general knowledge and therefore have no specific theme I want to read about. However, when I saw this in the Ebury catalogue, I absolutely had to have it. I find myself nightly googling stupid things and consequently receiving stupid answers.
I thought at first that Stephen Law might have produced a very self-important, opinionated response to all these profound questions as many authors do nowadays. However, what you actually get is really articulate answers with little tidbits of information and quotes from the philosophers of old. Of course, questions like “Why does nobody love me?” or “Why don’t I have any friends?” are very subjective and therefore cannot be answered with precision. Nonetheless, Law gives ambiguous yet somehow simultaneously specific answers to these questions that really get you thinking and actually make things a lot clearer in the end.
I really enjoyed reading this more than I thought I would. Thank you to Ebury and Penguin for giving me the opportunity to review this book!
I don’t read a lot of non-fiction, generally because I don’t have a lot of general knowledge and therefore have no specific theme I want to read about. However, when I saw this in the Ebury catalogue, I absolutely had to have it. I find myself nightly googling stupid things and consequently receiving stupid answers.
I thought at first that Stephen Law might have produced a very self-important, opinionated response to all these profound questions as many authors do nowadays. However, what you actually get is really articulate answers with little tidbits of information and quotes from the philosophers of old. Of course, questions like “Why does nobody love me?” or “Why don’t I have any friends?” are very subjective and therefore cannot be answered with precision. Nonetheless, Law gives ambiguous yet somehow simultaneously specific answers to these questions that really get you thinking and actually make things a lot clearer in the end.
I really enjoyed reading this more than I thought I would. Thank you to Ebury and Penguin for giving me the opportunity to review this book!
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