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kelamity_reads's review
1.0
This book was not for me.
The author writes in a snarky, somewhat condescending manner for a lot of the book and their supposed shared experience and views with the reader were almost universally not shared by myself.
The author seemed to state a lot of things as fact or common sense when in reality they were just his own personal convictions.
I also found some of the science and scientific analogies were used in the wrong way or in a very misleading or dubious fashion.
It's a shame because I have a strong interest in non-human intelligence and cognition and many of the author's underlying ideas and arguments I found interesting but the overall tone of the book really hindered any potential enjoyment.
Do. Not. Recommend.
The author writes in a snarky, somewhat condescending manner for a lot of the book and their supposed shared experience and views with the reader were almost universally not shared by myself.
The author seemed to state a lot of things as fact or common sense when in reality they were just his own personal convictions.
I also found some of the science and scientific analogies were used in the wrong way or in a very misleading or dubious fashion.
It's a shame because I have a strong interest in non-human intelligence and cognition and many of the author's underlying ideas and arguments I found interesting but the overall tone of the book really hindered any potential enjoyment.
Do. Not. Recommend.
_danhill's review
4.0
I removed a star for the simple fact that a large part of the book is about animal rights and their rights to the land, but at the same time does not really touch on factory farming, etc.
Hugely interesting book otherwise. The sections on 'true' randomness in computers, and alternatives to the silicon/processor type computers we use today are endlessly fascinating.
Hugely interesting book otherwise. The sections on 'true' randomness in computers, and alternatives to the silicon/processor type computers we use today are endlessly fascinating.
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