A review by cynicusrex
Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think by Helen De Cruz

2.0

Unlike some of Helen's insightful essays blog posts—which I cannot recommend enough*—Wonderstruck is not the inspirational powerhouse I expected it to be. There's too much redundant repetitiveness and far too little scepticism toward religion. There are about a dozen paragraphs that I've bookmarked, but proportionally too few for the amount of pages.
That being said, Wonderstruck can be a good starting block as it is chock-full of references to other authors who've ventured upon awe and wonder. Helen is obviously well-versed enough to write a compelling book, but not yet tuned right.

* The Richness of Reason - part 1: for Marin Mersenne, all music is math rock