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There are so many glowing reviews of this book, I hesitate to add my opinion.
I did not enjoy this book in the least. I could barely force myself to wade through it. So much seemed irrelevant and insignificant and down-right boring. The premise - a biography of the brilliant scientist Galileo and told through letters from his illegitimate daughter - a cloistered nun - seemed like it would fascinate me. It did not. I could hardly pay attention when reading this one. The role that the church played in science was interesting, but maybe it was the way the book was written... it just didn't compel me to want to know more. I felt like I HAD to get through this book, not that I wanted to.
I'm glad that there are so many that enjoyed this book. It's an important story. I just didn't enjoy read it myself.
I did not enjoy this book in the least. I could barely force myself to wade through it. So much seemed irrelevant and insignificant and down-right boring. The premise - a biography of the brilliant scientist Galileo and told through letters from his illegitimate daughter - a cloistered nun - seemed like it would fascinate me. It did not. I could hardly pay attention when reading this one. The role that the church played in science was interesting, but maybe it was the way the book was written... it just didn't compel me to want to know more. I felt like I HAD to get through this book, not that I wanted to.
I'm glad that there are so many that enjoyed this book. It's an important story. I just didn't enjoy read it myself.