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34 reviews

Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: A Novel of Mathematical Obsession by Apostolos Doxiadis, Απόστολος Δοξιάδης

dark informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Essays on the Theory of Numbers by Richard Dedekind, Mathematics

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

The Calculus of Friendship: What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life While Corresponding about Math by Steven Strogatz

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Surreal Numbers by Donald Ervin Knuth

informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Relativity: A Very Short Introduction by Russell Stannard

informative fast-paced

3.5

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by Richard P. Feynman

informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Geometry, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension by Rudy Rucker

informative fast-paced

4.0

The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya

informative medium-paced

3.5

The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven Strogatz

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.5