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En fruktansvärd grönska by Benjamín Labatut

26 reviews

susie_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

I find the history of scientific discoveries to be fascinating but this book had some very disturbing and distressing content. 

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donumexiitiale's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-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? No

5.0

A lyrical journey through modern history with a spotlight placed on leading figures in the development of quantum mechanics. But the spotlights are just that: in the shadows lurk more stirring reflections on nature and man’s place within the cosmos. 

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princemyshkin's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What an interesting way this write 's brain must work. He takes on a journey through science and mainly physics to illustrate... something.

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aweekinthelife's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 fiction that reads like a memoir, except these are stories of scientists who have changed the trajectory of our world and there’s no possible way the author could know anything about some of the moments described. the book makes you contemplate the human costs of progress and scientific achievement/progress. a brilliant work that is unsettling at times. 

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josemoya's review against another edition

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funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Benjamín Labatut ficciona cuatro grandes descubrimientos del siglo XX (los fertilizantes, la geometría no euclidiana, los agujeros negros, la mecánica cuántica) trazando un camino de hilos que engarzan las vidas de los científicos implicados en estos descubrimientos.
A veces terrible, a veces inspirador, en cualquier caso es un ejercicio de narrativa fantástico.

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_soapie_'s review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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


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matcha_pages's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn't fully understand the mathematical and scientific concepts in the book, but you don't really need to. It's the scientist's descent into madness, obsession, and destruction that's really gripping. It also really helped that the last chapter really tied everything together. 

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bookwhore07's review against another edition

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4.75

i think when men can write really well they give up their ability to write women. also talk to them probably 

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glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn't love this, but it was definitely an interesting hybrid of a science history book and a novel.

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girasol_'s review

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challenging dark informative 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

3.0


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