The Archimedes Codex
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008For a mathematics enthusiast, my arsenal of math-related books is sorely lacking. I envy the bookshelves of my friends (most of them live and breathe mathematics), who have copies of A History of Pi, Fermat’s Enigma, and the like. Half of my bookshelf, on the other hand, is filled with textbooks I am using for [...]
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The Amber Spyglass
Monday, den 9. June 2008The Golden Compass is all about adventure. The Subtle Knife raised a lot of questions. This book is all about the heart. The third installment of Pullman’s trilogy is the longest and the most moving of the three parts.
There are three separate events told in this book. The main story is the journey of Will [...]
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The Subtle Knife
Friday, den 6. June 2008The story begins in our own world, where Will Parry accidentally killed one of the men who were looking for his father. While escaping from these people, he strayed towards another world called Cittagazze and met Lyra. Suddenly, Will’s life turned upside down and he finds himself helping Lyra in her quest to learn [...]
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The Golden Compass
Wednesday, den 4. June 2008Turning it into a movie surely made me curious. I was immediately drawn by the concepts of a parallel universe, where the soul of a person is manifested in an animal companion called dæmons. I rarely buy new books (since I prefer to buy it second-hand), but I was forced to buy the original since [...]
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Da Vinci Code
Sunday, den 25. May 2008Nice book. Crappy ending.
I bought this book because it is controversial. It talked about the so-called “wife” of Jesus Christ, which shook the very foundations of Christianity. It also included some sort of attack on the Opus Dei group. Geez, no wonder it became so controversial. And being a fan of ideas that defy the [...]
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