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A review by saadiakhalid
The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
It is interesting in terms of both character development and content. Actually, it reminds me of Oh Pure and Radiant Heart in some ways; the female protagonist who is open to wonder, but also smart and insightful, and the enigmatic men of history who really lend themselves to this kind of fiction, not to mention that whole "blurring the lines between possible and not" thing. Overall, though, I definitely preferred this book to the other.
I devoured this novel in essentially three goes. I became engrossed from the start and read the first half rather quickly, but a bit over halfway through I put it down for about a week. I haven't really assessed why, but there was a slump there. However, once I picked it up again, I read the last half pretty much straight through. I should also mention that I really liked Samantha Hunt's voice, as well.
I really recommend this book (in fact, I loved it so much after just the first two chapters that I insisted on P borrowing it from the library also, and he's just about done with it as well!), if only for the completely amazing portrayal of Nikola Tesla. This book is sad and lonely, hopeful and insightful, and definitely fascinating.
Next up: Margaret Cheney or John O'Neill's biographies of Tesla. Seriously!
It is interesting in terms of both character development and content. Actually, it reminds me of Oh Pure and Radiant Heart in some ways; the female protagonist who is open to wonder, but also smart and insightful, and the enigmatic men of history who really lend themselves to this kind of fiction, not to mention that whole "blurring the lines between possible and not" thing. Overall, though, I definitely preferred this book to the other.
I devoured this novel in essentially three goes. I became engrossed from the start and read the first half rather quickly, but a bit over halfway through I put it down for about a week. I haven't really assessed why, but there was a slump there. However, once I picked it up again, I read the last half pretty much straight through. I should also mention that I really liked Samantha Hunt's voice, as well.
I really recommend this book (in fact, I loved it so much after just the first two chapters that I insisted on P borrowing it from the library also, and he's just about done with it as well!), if only for the completely amazing portrayal of Nikola Tesla. This book is sad and lonely, hopeful and insightful, and definitely fascinating.
Next up: Margaret Cheney or John O'Neill's biographies of Tesla. Seriously!