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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
What a sweet and gentle story 😭 the main trio of characters… that’s a family!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭🥹 this book also made me emo about math—which I have generally thought to be the necessary evil to do physics (my beloved)—and now I want to brush up on all the math skills I have let rust for the past six years and do rigorous mathematics once more (wtf…)
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
lighthearted
Beautiful story! I really like this novel. I enjoyed every minute of it. If I could, I would defnitely give it more stars.
Yutaka Enatsu is a former Japanese pitcher regarded as one of the best Japanese strikeout pitchers of all-time. In 1968, he recorded 401 strikeouts, which is still the world record.
"He treated Root exactly as he treated prime numbers. For him, primes were the base of which all other natural numbers relied; and children were the foundation of everything worthwhile in the adult world."
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was one to be savoured slowly. It evoked a sense of wonder and bonded you with the characters as if you were a part of the family. The professor, the housekeeper and Root’s little family was so heartwarming. Their every interaction was so touching. My favourite thing was professor’s approach to teaching. He wasn’t even directly teaching me but i still had fun learning about maths. The ending felt like saying goodbye to people you’ve known a while and have grown up with. This was a nice, emotional and calming read. It had me solving the math equations mentioned in the book.
fast-paced
Easy to read and entertaining yet not memorable.
Prior to going to 66 books, I watched a lot of videos and this ended up being one I wanted to hunt down whilst there - when I picked this up, I didn’t realise it was by the same author of The Memory Police, which I read earlier in the year.
A mathematics professor can only hold memories for 80 minutes and memory is stuck in 1978. His new housekeeper and her young son, nicknamed “Root” by the professor for resembling a square root sign, gradually form a bond with him.
It is a sweet and charming story. Unlike the many housekeepers before her, she and Root appreciate the professor, adapt to his condition, and build a meaningful friendship with him.
It’s VERY mathy - expect a recap on your GCSE knowledge of prime numbers, familiar numbers and the power of triangles - despite that, it is interesting and is surprisingly easy to understand.
Very warm and touching story - one to check out if you like your translated fictions!
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A flawless short story
Beautiful from start to finish
Beautiful from start to finish