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lucyistoocool's review
5.0
I loved this book! Every chapter made me want to try the type of puzzle that was being discussed. I could feel AJ’S love of puzzles through the audiobook narration, and I really enjoy the accompanying PDF as well. Exactly the book I wanted based on the description.
skoochagian's review
4.0
I started the book by reading, but got caught up in school so had to turn it in and do it as an audiobook. I definitely preferred to do it by physical copy rather than audiobook. The book was really intriguing, some history but not too much that it got boring. The bonus parts of different examples of the puzzles made it interactive and fun. The audiobook made it a little harder to get through
notleanna's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.25
ahtedford's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I love my little puzzles I feel so seen
protoman21's review
5.0
As a puzzle lover, this was an excellent journey through one man's quest to explore all different kinds of puzzles and to meet the people who take puzzling to it's extreme. I have enjoyed puzzles my whole life and have gone through different phases where I'll obsess over a different type of puzzle for a time, but I don't come anywhere near the people Jacobs meets in this book who devote their lives to certain types of puzzles. I have always found it fascinating to dive into the world of a niche hobby and see how impressive the people who are the best of the best truly are, and this book does an amazing job of putting the talents of these extreme hobbyists on display. Jacobs approaches each different style of puzzle with great curiosity and amazement and reveals the joys of doing hard things along the way. Although I may be predisposed to puzzling, I believe anybody who reads this will find themselves pulling out a jigsaw or grabbing a crossword and pencil to scratch that puzzling itch for themselves.