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A review by labbyreads
When We Cease to Understand the World by BenjamÃn Labatut
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This is at the top of my 2022 list of "books that did not live up to the hype." The books is effectively discussing some of the founding principles of quantum mathematics. It should be fascinating, but it was not. It was painfully boring.
This book is less than 200 pages and it took me four months to read. The only reason I was able to finish it was because I used it to fall asleep in the previous weeks when suffering from mild insomnia.
The stories are only losely tied together. There is no cohesion to the overall story. The stories are gradually more fictionalized as you read through the book starting with a single paragraph at the beginning to an undisclosed amount towards the end.
Overall, this was a loss for me. It was the closest that I came this year to a DNF book and I read The Last of the Bohemians this year. Perhaps, the only thing I'm learning is that I drastically disagree with major literary award winners. I guess I'm not literary. That's life. Read what sparks joy with you.
This book is less than 200 pages and it took me four months to read. The only reason I was able to finish it was because I used it to fall asleep in the previous weeks when suffering from mild insomnia.
The stories are only losely tied together. There is no cohesion to the overall story. The stories are gradually more fictionalized as you read through the book starting with a single paragraph at the beginning to an undisclosed amount towards the end.
Overall, this was a loss for me. It was the closest that I came this year to a DNF book and I read The Last of the Bohemians this year. Perhaps, the only thing I'm learning is that I drastically disagree with major literary award winners. I guess I'm not literary. That's life. Read what sparks joy with you.