Lucas
flashback to horrible days of reading highly abstract theory-ladden criticism in my English classes. Overthinking? But who am I to judge the overness of things. I'm impressed by how well she expressed herself though, her prose has character.
Absolutely enjoyed reading this book. I had reservations before reading it since it came out 20 years ago, I'm afraid that the information would be outdated. But turns out, it's enough to cover the history of science (albeit a more condensed one). One thing that sparks my wonder is the book demystifying all the historical figures in science for me. In the end, they were all humans, wonderfully intelligent, but still flawed, even in their own field. They have dreams, desires, bad tempers and all the attributes of humanity. Reading the book makes me humble in the truest sense. I'm a singular organism on this pale blue dot, crafted after billions of years, to end up where I am now. I'm small in the scale of the universe, but also amazed at the complexity that makes me, and all the people I know and would never know, all the plants, animals, bacteria, cells, mountains, rocks, and all that exist. Stuffs that just exist. And life that just want to be.
This book comes at a perfect time in my life where I start to explore the more spiritual way of living life, not just through the practical and science-y perspective that I'm used to. Science is good at testing hypotheses but I found spirituality, i.e mind frameworks that's been honed through centuries of cultural evolution, fill a much needed void in the mind of an atheist like myself.
My favorite book as of late but I don't think I will pick it up again. Fulfilling and rewarding a book but also a tough and draining one.
You can now find me crouching in the the corner, knees to much chest, rocking back and forth trying to convince myself True Love ™️ and that Life Is Good ™️ can be a thing that exists.
Fuck.
A book about grasping with the limited options you were presented in life and about seeing and exploring the infinite possibilities beyond it. A true queer novel if there ever is one.