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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I found this took a lot more effort than the excellent 'Longitude' to work through. Don't get me wrong - it's great. For me, the amount of Italian names to juggle was tricky.
But the format, the letters, the storytelling, the history of it was wonderful. So hard to picture - the Church denying and punishing Galileo and his books for dating to oppose Christian doctrine.
His daughter's personality and love for her father come through very strongly in her letters,; her life such an ostensibly sad one (so much effort and pleading for every extra coin, a room of her own, some materials for clothes) but she doesn't regret her monastic life.
The detail of the text brings the true story out, in all its shocking glory, and knowing how it took so long for Galileo's accuracy to be accepted after his own time only adds to the pathos of the book.
Well told but not light, it takes some effort to keep up.
But the format, the letters, the storytelling, the history of it was wonderful. So hard to picture - the Church denying and punishing Galileo and his books for dating to oppose Christian doctrine.
His daughter's personality and love for her father come through very strongly in her letters,; her life such an ostensibly sad one (so much effort and pleading for every extra coin, a room of her own, some materials for clothes) but she doesn't regret her monastic life.
The detail of the text brings the true story out, in all its shocking glory, and knowing how it took so long for Galileo's accuracy to be accepted after his own time only adds to the pathos of the book.
Well told but not light, it takes some effort to keep up.
slow-paced
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
slow-paced
I really enjoyed seeing the relationship between daughter and father. I learned so much more about Galileo and his work. Wow, what an influential man.
...I gave up. It was like reading a history book but I just wasn't in the mood. The content and topics are interesting and I may pick it up again in the future. Right now, I'm just in the mood for light, summer reading.
difficult to get into. for the audio book: the distracting music (reminiscent of a PBS masterpiece theatre production) and the lilting tone of the narrator took away from the otherwise good story.
Still a bit dry for me, despite the great reviews. I think for the lay person, all of the interesting stuff could have been put into the length of a magazine article. And despite the title, it's more about Galileo than his daughter, but her letters reveal more of the man, which is a good thing.
Had to return to the library. It was very interesting but a bit of a slow read, didn’t suck me in and it just kind of sat on the nightstand