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After reading this book, I think of Richard Feynman as being arrogant, inconsiderate, a bit of a womanizer, and generally not someone I would want to hang out with. At the same time, you've got to respect just how smart this guy was and the stories were pretty entertaining. I loved how real his voice was and a lot of his little anecdotes had me laughing out loud. I read several passages aloud to Joseph so he could share in the joke, and when I finished the book I left it on his bedside table wit
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It was ok with some funny parts, but overall I was expecting more.
It seems like there was no cohesion, nor was there any undercurrent or direction.
While there is no doubt that Feynman was brilliant and had an interesting life, the whole thing had the tone of, "Oh boy! Let me tell you how clever I am." The attitude and egocentricity got tiring after a while. ...more
It seems like there was no cohesion, nor was there any undercurrent or direction.
While there is no doubt that Feynman was brilliant and had an interesting life, the whole thing had the tone of, "Oh boy! Let me tell you how clever I am." The attitude and egocentricity got tiring after a while. ...more
Feyman is a terrific physicist and a fascinating person, but this memoir isn’t all that terrific or fascinating. It’s not uninteresting, but I found it rambling and rather pointless. Although he shows a certain sense of modesty and humor about himself, his writing style, or lack of it, gets tedious.
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