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Category: Literary Reviews

July 17, 2019

Review: Fermat’s Enigma, Simon Singh

Rating: 5 out of 5 “I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain.” … Maths…

July 16, 2019

Review: One Summer, Bill Bryson

Rating: 3 out of 5 I really like Bill Bryson’s writings, but this one left me cold. Perhaps it’s the subject matter — mostly…

July 12, 2019

Review: A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine

Rating: 5 out of 5 I’m definitely one to love a good sci-fi! In this thrilling story, the reader follows the adventures of a…

July 10, 2019

Review: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, Richard Feynman

Rating: 3 out of 5 I’m in two minds about this one. Firstly, it’s an excellent work as Feynman’s achievements and works are both…

June 30, 2019

Arvustus: Kuidas alustada investeerimisega, Kristi Saare

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Ma loen Kristi Saare blogi vägagi usinalt ning olin seetõttu heal meelel nõus ka lugema tema mõtteid kokkuköidetult. Ma kindlasti…

June 22, 2019

Review: The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

Rating: 3 out of 5 Nothing special. I found the premise interesting to begin with, but the book dwindled into a rather uninteresting development…

May 22, 2019

Review: The Essential Rumi, Rumi

Rating: 2 out of 5 This was a very difficult listen, and my first word of advice is — don’t choose the audiobook! The…

May 15, 2019

Review: Gods and Generals, Jeff Shaara

Rating: 4 out of 5 I found this book to be very good but also difficult. This is stated with respect to both the…

May 8, 2019

Review: TED Talks, Chris Anderson

Rating: 4 out of 5 Very good and compelling advice for public speaking! Plenty here to enjoy also if one doesn’t have plans for…

April 28, 2019

Review: Forth to the Wilderness, Dale van Every

Rating: 3 out of 5 This was a book I picked up primarily to satisfy my interest in the American frontier. Unsurprisingly, it only…

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