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Un Genio Nello Scantinato: Biografia Di Un Uomo Felice (2011)

by Alexander Masters(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

884592789X (ISBN13: 9788845927898)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Adelphi

review 1: This isn't an easy book to like mainly because of the irritating writing style. It's very self referential and tries too hard to be funny and witty. The subject is an eccentric ex math genius, and the book sets itself out to discover when the genius left, and if it matters. While discussing it at the book group, Jane mentioned that it was also exploitative, as the subject obviously didn't want to be written about, and it was an invasion of his privacy, which I think is true. Apart from having his apartment tidied, and his hair cut, I don't know what the subject gained and that trite narrative device seemed as insulting to the maths genius, as the contributors of any 'make over' tv show are patronised.However, I enjoyed some of the book. Mainly it's attempts to explain... more group theory and other mathematical conundrums. It's funny that people are often sorted into logical / science types, or creative/ artistic types, where I feel I don't have the imagination to grasp maths and physics. It's like I have a block, by brain lacks the physical springiness to leap to it's logical conclusions. I wish I had, but not enough to put any more effort into my mathematical development other than helping Luke with his homework and doing the odd Sudoku.
review 2: Wasn't as easy to read as Stuart:a life backwards. But it was very enjoyable, lighthearted and had a really friendly feel. I loved the amount of cartoons that Alexander Masters uses, they often make me chuckle, it was really easy to put down too, it made me just curious enough to keep reading. All in all, liked it, but I think it could have been structured better, it didn't seem to flow well towards the end. less

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