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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Sam Kean

3.83 AVERAGE

sophiagreads's review against another edition

3.0

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I'm sorry, but I just could not get into this. I tried. I really did; but I couldn't.

ladyj1989's review against another edition

3.0

informative slow-paced

random_shoes's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

bekatron3000's review against another edition

4.25

challenging funny informative slow-paced

jess_789's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative fast-paced

datakitten's review against another edition

4.25

funny informative

foreverday's review against another edition

4.0

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A really interesting book of, essentially, stories about the periodic table. Starting AS chemistry I thought it might be good to read around the subject a bit and this was a very approachable with an easy to read style (although I think that a basic base in chemistry does help). I read another similar book and this was far more engaging, and a very enjoyable read.

jxn's review against another edition

4.0

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The easiest science book I have ever read. I’ve taken more away from this book than my actual chemistry textbook. Super fun stories that educate as well as flex the imagination.

kelly_p's review against another edition

3.0

challenging informative medium-paced

carrotstikz21's review against another edition

3.25

challenging emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced