arion's review against another edition
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
hornmp's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
lyloster's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Enjoyed it very much, the first story was phenomenal. Writing was dense, flowing, ideas bled into one another.
el_entrenador_loco's review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
easteracrobat's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
storybookvisitor's review
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jolene_w's review against another edition
5.0
This was an incredible and rare read.
I finished this book in 2 days - and with the given topic the writing was so digestible but also…incredibly human.
I didn’t find myself re-reading sentences because they were too technical or hard to understand but because it was so impactful.
I’m incredibly grateful that I found this book and gave it a read.
I finished this book in 2 days - and with the given topic the writing was so digestible but also…incredibly human.
I didn’t find myself re-reading sentences because they were too technical or hard to understand but because it was so impactful.
I’m incredibly grateful that I found this book and gave it a read.
woolfen's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 Stars.
This book, about physics, and those who shaped it, is dark and dour. It looks at the abstraction and philosophising arising out of quantum mechanics - and the (fictional) results of the broad scope of genius, is dark horror at what is brought about from further and further abstracted and mastered maths and physics. The rearing, almost physical presence of the potential of physics, held in place by observation (a physics joke), looms. throughout this book, is almost Lovecraftian in terms of the resulting effects on the characters throughout the book and in its potential. I was not expecting this book to be so gripping and so well written.
This book, about physics, and those who shaped it, is dark and dour. It looks at the abstraction and philosophising arising out of quantum mechanics - and the (fictional) results of the broad scope of genius, is dark horror at what is brought about from further and further abstracted and mastered maths and physics. The rearing, almost physical presence of the potential of physics, held in place by observation (a physics joke), looms. throughout this book, is almost Lovecraftian in terms of the resulting effects on the characters throughout the book and in its potential. I was not expecting this book to be so gripping and so well written.
atuttle's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25