catherineofalx's reviews
600 reviews

I really dig it. As political philosophy goes, this is good. But I'm still not convinced political beliefs of any sort are worth my freakin' time. Mother Maria is preaching the Gospel in my head. I dunno.

Rubbish, but damn, the history of math is more interesting than even he seems to know.

Good idea. Good research. Insufferable writing.

Malcolm defends the moral indefensibility of journalism by breaking apart an impossibly complex case. This is the first time I've ever enjoyed reading about ethics.

Atmospheric, slow, loving, sudden. This book is the way I feel about my Alexandria, too.

I actually weirdly liked this. It's hilarious, and I learned a lot. But, I mean, any book based on a sarcastic smackdown of an optimistic philosophy is going to be enjoyable at first...and exhausting after a while. Still, overall, pretty good stuff.

An unimaginative, plain "bioplay" that has little to offer but the occasional finely crafted epigram. In a shocking turn of events, history doesn't ACTUALLY fit a writer's romance.

I disagree with pretty much everything he has to say, but I enjoyed the writing more than I thought I would. He was a fairly articulate guy. I admired this book the way you admire presidential speeches. They're always brilliantly worded, but generally pretty empty.

I was not expecting to like this, because science. I loved it, because SCIENCE!

Fascinating but frustrating.