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Everything & More

By David Foster Wallace

I'm not done with Operation Wandering Soul yet. There is some inspiring writing in that book, but it's interspersed with other bits that just seem tedious to me. The plot seeems to be moving very slowly and I'm having a hard time keeping up. So in the meantime, I've started reading Everything and More: A Compact History of ∞, something I've commented on previously.

I have to be honest, this book will not appeal to everybody. Despite the the author's engaging prose, it gets rather technical in places and can be difficult to follow. Plus, Wallace's writing style is somewhat unconventional, so what I find engaging may turn some people off. Math fans will enjoy this book. Wallace fans will enjoy this book. Generally geeky/curious types will enjoy this book.

Even if you've left formal study of math far behind (as I have), but you're the kind of person who remembers what sohcahtoa means and have actually tried using it (as I have, i.e., tried), then you've got to check this book out. The last time I studied math was in college, more than 10 years ago (gulp!) and E&M makes me wish I had stuck with it longer. It really is fun to read.

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