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I wanted to love this book. Ellenberg has a knack for writing, and there are many humorous turns of phrase and edifying sentences in this book.
But there are many, MANY sentences in this book. Mixed in with the geometry are discussions of history and art and pretty much every other science. It's a style designed to make math palatable to the disinclined, and to show how geometric ideas are woven into the fabric of society. Unfortunately, it's also a style that allows for a lot of rambling, and a more aggressive editorial pen (perhaps an editorial scythe?) was needed to shape the long-winded chapters about subjects ranging from game theory to random walks to political science.
I enjoyed this book. I kept picking it up, again and again, until I got to the end of it. But I would have enjoyed it a lot more if there had been less of it, and that's not something I usually say about leisure reading.
But there are many, MANY sentences in this book. Mixed in with the geometry are discussions of history and art and pretty much every other science. It's a style designed to make math palatable to the disinclined, and to show how geometric ideas are woven into the fabric of society. Unfortunately, it's also a style that allows for a lot of rambling, and a more aggressive editorial pen (perhaps an editorial scythe?) was needed to shape the long-winded chapters about subjects ranging from game theory to random walks to political science.
I enjoyed this book. I kept picking it up, again and again, until I got to the end of it. But I would have enjoyed it a lot more if there had been less of it, and that's not something I usually say about leisure reading.