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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Loved The Maniac and was thoroughly pleased with this series of short stories. Labatut has a thoroughly engaging prose and explains science in an easy to understand way. It is an interesting mix of fiction and non-fiction from which I felt I learned something while following these scientists.
A bloody masterpiece. One of the best novels I’ve read this year and that’s considering how ideas of the dangers of technological advancement, science, etc are ones that rarely connect with me. Incredible novel. Go read this shit. Truly mind blowing stuff. About knowledge and how it changes not just our understanding of the world but also the way we interact with the world and the way our world fundamentally is (and the dangers of these changes).
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
mi pensamiento recurrente leyendo este libro ha sido "vaya campo de nabos es la historia de la ciencia" (con resignación, y como mujer en ciencia) - también es una historia desde un punto de vista muy masculinizado (más aún sabiendo la alta carga de ficción que tiene), lo cual me saca a ratos de la lectura
más allá de eso, muy bien escrito
más allá de eso, muy bien escrito
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
5 stars! Haunting, mesmerizing, deeply resonant. Such a unique and beautiful style of prose.
informative
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Infotainment in book form. Accessible despite the topics being discussed. However, I didn't like how Schrodinger's attraction to a 16 year old was treated, it felt very blase and could have been handled better.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This felt like auto fiction, but historic? Like it’s definitely historic fiction but the fiction part is so strange and cool. If you are unfamiliar with the characters, you’ll wonder what was fiction and what was true. I thought the vibes were on point.