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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “"In some distant arcade, a clock tower calls out six times and then stops. The young man slumps at his desk." The young man in this small, poetic and thought-provoking novel is Albert Einstein, and he is considering time. Each little story in this volume imagines time in a new way. In one...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Great book explaining Einstein's theories through fictional stories.”
James B wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Einstein's Dreams is a fictional book about Albert Einstein. He is a young, married man working at a patent office in Germany. During his time doing nothing there- he daydreams about time. He has many theories about how time on our Earth works- but also dreams up many other worlds. In these world- time can work like anything imaginable. In one world, people live for just one day- while in another world- people live forever and ever. In another world there is no such thing as memory- so everything is learned anew each and every day. In another world, time stands still in one location- so people who never want to leave eachother can spend eternity together- only to find that when they finally decide to leave, they have aged. Einstein spends years perfecting his own theory of the nature of time- which he finally comes to discover at the end of the book. He says he longs to find time in order to become closer to God- he has an obsession with divine intimacy- which is ironic because he does not really get along with people.”
ADRIAN A wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“fascinating, fun ideas about time told as fiction”
Ward B wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A delightful collection of very short stories that nicely illustrate some of the paradoxical aspects of time. ”
Eric S wrote this review Monday, December 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“my favourite book”
Mark D wrote this review Monday, December 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I can see the Theory of Relativity in characters and colors. ”
Brittney D wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This makes abstract math and science concepts into stories of how time might assume different characteristics. It was easier to understand than Einstein's abstract, for sure!”
homeinthehills wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Reading this with my son, the nine year old physicist and sapiring writer. Great conversations...”
Mindy H wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Difficult to read - but very though-provoking. The ideas conveyed regarding time and how we interact with time introduce us to challenging questions about ourselves. Good thing it was a short book, although I could only read it in spurts in order to stop and think about what I had just read.”
andysjames wrote this review Sunday, November 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This had a lot of promise, but ultimately came across as "25 ideas for science fiction stories" rather than having any discernible story of its own.”
Stationary wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
