A review by matcha_pages
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn't fully understand the mathematical and scientific concepts in the book, but you don't really need to. It's the scientist's descent into madness, obsession, and destruction that's really gripping. It also really helped that the last chapter really tied everything together. 
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