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2025
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural ... by Eugene P. Wigner
Shortest Book
16
pages
Edison by Edmund Morris
Longest Book
800
pages
Average book length in 2025
315
pages
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
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Silk Stocking Street by Rachel Theresa Paris
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4.3
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The Stars by H.A. Rey
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4.44 average
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural ... by Eugene P. Wigner

taylor’s first review of the year

really liked it
Mathematicians patting themselves on the back or a fascinating take on the effectiveness of mathematics?

Sometime way after undergraduate math, it actually becomes interesting and flirts with philosophy that demonstrates great symmetry between branches. Geometry and algebra are dialects of the same language. You can translate between the two.

We all know the constant pi, something to do with the relationship of the diameter of a circle and its circ ...more
TAYLOR’S 2025 BOOKS
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural ... by Eugene P. Wigner Genesis by Edward O. Wilson
it was amazing
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar
Edison by Edmund Morris The Stars by H.A. Rey The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides Do Plants Know Math? by Stéphane Douady
Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin The Help by Kathryn Stockett
it was amazing
Conflict by David H. Petraeus
Colony One Mars by Gerald M. Kilby Colony Two Mars by Gerald M. Kilby
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley On the Art and Craft of Doing Science by Kenneth Catania Colony Three Mars by Gerald M. Kilby The Huntress by Kate Quinn
The Technological Republic by Alexander C. Karp
it was amazing
Phantom Orbit by David Ignatius Into the Unknown by Kelsey Johnson
Influx by Daniel Suarez Signal Moon by Kate Quinn
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr So Very Small by Thomas Levenson The Hunt for Vulcan by Thomas Levenson Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
it was amazing
Free Radicals by Michael Brooks The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman
The Martian by Andy Weir The Shortest History of Our Universe by David Baker
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? by Guy Consolmagno The Mexican Home Kitchen by Mely Martinez
The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Simulating the Cosmos by Romeel Dave
it was amazing
Genesis by Henry Kissinger Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz What's Math Got to Do with It? by Jo Boaler Darwin's Cipher by M.A. Rothman Limitless Mind by Jo Boaler
Silk Stocking Street by Rachel Theresa Paris The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
it was amazing
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
Some Assembly Required by Neil Shubin Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky What Is Life? The Physical Aspect Of The Living Cell by Erwin Schrödinger Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis
On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
it was amazing
2001 by Arthur C. Clarke

taylor’s last review of the year

it was amazing
Small words, Big Ideas.
Everyone has seen the movie. No one understood it. The book explains it all.
The book and movie were developed together, although they differ in a few ways. For instance there is no "Open the pod bay doors HAL...I'm sorry Dave I can't do that".
I have grown tired of the Dune/Foundation type of SF, that's just soap operas in the future.
Let the flaming begin.
Favorite Quotes
"The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all m ...more
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