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book info: on sale: now copy from: public library pages: 96 review written: 21.6.16 originally published: 2014 edition read: Riverhead Books, 2016, translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre title: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics author: Carlo Rovelli Originally published in an Italian newspaper called Il Sole 24 Ore , this series of short lessons is compiled into a tiny book that covers the most interesting developments in physics since the twentieth century. The 7 lessons are: The Most Beautiful of Theories, Quanta, The Architecture of the Cosmos, Particles, Grains of Space, Probability, time, and the heat of black holes, and Ourselves. The author, Carlo Rovelli, is a theoretical physicist who is one of the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory, which he explains "briefly" in one of the chapters. It is only when one truly understands a subject that one can condense it down to the most simple of explanations. Rovelli does just that in this orchestral non-textbook nove...

book info: on sale: now copy from: public library pages: 263 review written: 23.5.16 originally published: 1998 ("Les particules élémentaires") edition read: Knopf, 2000, translation by Frank Wynne title: The Elementary Particles author: Michel Houellebecq The Elementary Particles part-story part-metaphysical-rants in an interesting narration from two characters, half-brothers borne of a hippie and absentee mother in the 60s: Michel and Bruno. Michel is an asexual scientist who "expresses his disgust with society by engineering one that frees mankind at last from its uncontrollable, destructive urges" and Bruno is a crass brute driven by sexual desires that lusts after his lost youth. This book follows their stories from childhood to their middle age, spinning around the past and present and major and minor characters in an intriguing narrative that had me reading every single word for fear of missing anything crucial. (quote from book summary) When I first began to...

Hey guys. It's been a while. I miss this - this blogging thing. I just wanted y'all to know that I haven't completely forgotten about you - even though it may seem like it. And I hope I can come back to you, sometime soon. I'm currently working on a new project, and I'm working nights, but I have some hope that I'll be starting up again eventually. Thanks for hanging in with me.   

Hello everyone! Welcome Back to Pages! It's been almost a year since I last wrote a post and it's kind of shocking. I didn't notice how much time has passed since then and it's kind of tragic for a book-lover like myself to have not read for so long. Thank you all for not unfollowing me (I still have over 500 readers!) I hope I don't disappoint this time around! As it's only fair, I'll attempt to explain my absence. As a Chemistry major taking a full load of science classes, along with advanced mathematics and other courses, it's been difficult to make time to read. Because of my mild depression, that sometimes swings into full blow like now, I found it easier to just watch films or movies instead of applying myself to read. It's true that when one is depressed, she finds it hard to enjoy the things she once loved. I was never much of a film buff growing up, it was always about the books. Yet somehow, I've turned a full 180 and I've realised ...

Hey guys, Today is my last day on the Book Babe's Reads.  It's been a lovely year , being a part of this blog, but it's time to say goodbye and embark on a new journey... once again, a solo blogger, on my brand new blog - Afterwords . Doesn't it look absolutely beautiful? I've been working on this project for months now, and to see it finally come to life is so exciting, you have no idea!  If you've enjoyed my posts and reviews on The Book Babe's Reads , please consider taking a peek at this new blog.  I'm so proud of it. So, I'll stop talking here (only because I talk non-stop on this brand new blog). This is my final goodbye... and hello. Nitzan ★

CLICK HERE TO READ AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS REVIEW!  Scarlet by Marissa Meyer  Series:   The Lunar Chronicles #2  Source:  Paperback copy Publisher:  Puffin Books Publication Date:  February 7th 2013 Age Genre: Young Adult This is not the fairytale you remember. But it’s one you won’t forget. Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. The police have closed her case. The only person Scarlet can turn to is Wolf, a street fighter she does not trust, but they are drawn to each other. Meanwhile, in New Beijing, Cinder will become the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive – when she breaks out of prison to stay one step ahead of vicious Queen Levana. As Scarlet and Wolf expose one mystery, they encounter Cinder and a new one unravels. Together they must challenge the evil queen, who will stop at nothing to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner . . . You see, I had a plan . I didn't just wait to read Scarlet until now. I had a very meticulous, w...

CLICK HERE TO READ THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS REVIEW! Unearthly by  Cynthia Hand Series:   Unearthly #1  Source:  Kindle copy Publisher:  HarperTeen Publication Date:    April 2011 Age Genre: Young Adult In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy. Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side. As Clara tries to find her way i...