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richaudayana's review against another edition
4.0
SO GOOD.
This book is a LOT of fun. And setting aside my fangirl moments, Clarkson has a tremendously fun voice -- passionate and joyful and persuasive. He got me to care about Kalashnikovs and the Hoover Dam. And that's saying something.
Would definitely recommend it to a friend.
Would even more definitely read more of his books!
This book is a LOT of fun. And setting aside my fangirl moments, Clarkson has a tremendously fun voice -- passionate and joyful and persuasive. He got me to care about Kalashnikovs and the Hoover Dam. And that's saying something.
Would definitely recommend it to a friend.
Would even more definitely read more of his books!
needagoodbook's review against another edition
4.0
Quick, easy read. Fairly amusing and interesting.
whippycleric's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This book is a collection of 2 1 sorry articles where Clarkson explains why each dear of engineering has a soul, while also giving a brief history of it. It's a very light read and only takes a couple of hours to get through. For the most part politics is advised which is good given how polarising Clarkson can be. Each article was well written and easy to read but extremely short. In sure each article required some research but you so very the feeling not a huge amount of effort was needed to put this together and it's a bit of a cash grab. Ultimately the book was fine, but nothing deep and no new information.
90sirishgirl's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. I haven’t heard of most of the machines mentioned on the book but I found it interesting to read about it fro Jeremy’s perspective. I enjoyed it too because his usual wit came out in some of them. It definitely felt like he was talking about the machines. I love his humour and his not caring about what anyone else thinks of him.
lonk's review against another edition
4.0
Some great history, mixed with some great anecdotes, all with Clarkson's signature humour and his passionate "phwwooaah". You could really feel the love for the machines in each chapter. Not to mention all the interesting facts and history behind them. Loved this book.