[chestertn]

I really disliked the book. Probably one of the worst books I’ve ever read.

Some times HN shows well-written and researched blog pieces about events or characters in scientific history. This book felt like the author read a bunch of these and put them together in a book. Then the reality-fantasy aspect of it makes no sense to me.

Why did you like it?

[jerojero]

The speed of the narration is intense. How it weaves one story to another, feels like you're going into a fractal.

[StayTrue]

The reality-fantasy aspect turned me off too. Majorly. On the other hand the writing is pretty terrific. The similies are especially evocative.

> like deducing all the rules of Wimbledon from the few balls that flew out of the stadium, without ever having witnessed what takes place on the court

[jojohohanon]

How do you feel about borges?