A review by dbzvin
It's Been a Good Life by Isaac Asimov

5.0

Isaac Asimov defines what it means to be in love with your craft. Having written and edited over 500 books in his life, in this autobiography, gathered from notes and diary, he offers deep reflections on life and the importance of science.

He wrote both fiction and non-fiction, at times torn between the two (he couldn't decide which he loved more). And the diversity of subjects in which he confidently wrote, or rather bravely, knowing that his knowledge of the subject was not all there, he would still keep writing. From a 1300-page Guide to the Bible (two volumes long), to Shakespeare.

To have a mind so stamped in academia—covering astronomy, biology, mathematics, earth sciences, chemistry, physics, history, literature, and many more—he managed to find room to fit a sense of humor throughout his interviews and conversations with fans.