Einstein's Dreams
by Alan P. Lightman
Taste attributes: science fictionpsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming quest
Boxlist takeA fresh science-fiction novel, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
A fictional work in which a twenty-six-year-old Albert Einstein, working in a patent office in Switzerland, imagines possible worlds in which time works differently as he formulates his theory of relativity.
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- Author
- Alan P. Lightman
- Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 179
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- Open Library
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