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Summary: A fascinating look at time; a lightweight novel
Review: Read this book to expand your perceptions of what time is (or might be). Don't read it to gain insight into the human condition -- it's called a "novel" but that is a label loosely used. This is more like a series of "what if" scenarios, each dealing with a different view of time.
Still, it is highly interesting in a scientific way.
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Summary: If you don't enjoy it, you probably are.
Review: This book should be read at relative speeds: slowly savoured chapter by chapter, dream by dream. Quickly, in a single sitting. Read it in a rush or in fits and starts; from end to beginning; in 24 hours, from dawn to dawn. Read it up high (say, in a plane) and at low altitudes (the Netherlands, perhaps?). It can be read and simultaneously, not read, for while reading it you might also decide to read another book entirely. How? Why? Read Einstein's Dreams and see. If you don't enjoy this book, you probably are in a different dimension (enjoying it, that is)
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Summary: Eintein's Dreams: It's about time you read this book! :)
Review: What can I say? Einstein's Dreams has got to be the best book about time I've ever read, fiction, or non-fiction. Enjoyed every second I read it, after which I had a hard time putting it down. Then, proceeded to read it, again, and again....I LOVE IT. Highly recommended! :
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Summary: More Fun Than Learning the Theory of Relativity
Review: This book allows us to personally glimpse what might have really
been going on when Einstein dreamed. The individual stories are well-written, given to us with insight into the genius of a man.
The underlying theme of Einstein's attempt to get his theory of
relativity typed is a constant reminder that all the dreams are merely variations on a theme; we all have a main agenda, but are
forced to take a variety of paths to achieve the end.
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Summary: Light reflections on Time.....
Review: Einstein, whose phenomenal brain has been grappling with the metaphysics of time, dozes and dreams himself into scenarios in which time takes on unexpected qualities. Time, of course, governs memory and all sorts of other human faculties. The dreams include related concepts like cause and effect, destiny, etc. It might sound super-technical, but Lightman's real concern is how people relate to and are influenced by their notions of time. His foray into what Einstein might have dreamed is enchanting and very human.
If you've ever marvelled at how time seems to go at different speeds depending on how much fun you're having, you'll love this book. Time goes backwards, turns somersaults, goes in concentric circles...and people follow it. Lightman's prose is perfect for these fleeting dreamlike visions. Some pieces are much better than others, so the texture is a little inconsistent, but it's a lovely book to have on hand. Keep it by your bed!
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Summary: A light and enjoyable look at how time works (or not).
Review: Alan Lightman uses the few pages in this book to take us on a trip to various worlds where time works differently. All of these worlds are interesting to visit, but many are places I would not want to live.
One of these worlds is actually based on the way time works, but I cared less about which one was the "true" version of time and which I would want to be the true version of time.
It must be an interesting assignment to teach writing at MIT, but I'll the physicist and engineers of the future get a start on making their crafts interesting if they can study with Alan Lightman.
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Summary: Sensuous
Review: I Love LOVE LOVED this book and it was over too quickly. I could have kept going with even more stories of different worlds with different types of time. It was just the most sensuous retelling of the Theory of Relativity.
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Summary: A proposed read for the entire population
Review: I have come upon many people that have read this book and have found it as quaint and as enlightening as I have. The way that Lightman describes his tales actually draws you into, as if you were participating in the scene. If you think that life is a mere start to finish concept, this book will make you contemplate other alternatives. Great to discuss with friends over wine, or to read in solitude in the park, Einstein's Dreams should be treasured by those who venture to think out of the box.
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Summary: Dreams of Time
Review: Imagine a world where you know when the world will end. Would you spend the rest of your life reading poetry, making love and taking vacations to exotic locations? Would you work furiously until the last second, when the earth dissolves into raindrops or melts from the heat of the sun? So many questions, so many ideas to turn into dreams of what time could be, what it actually is and what it might be in your future.
As we find ourselves falling into time over the years, time seems to be racing by faster. Imagine a world where time is different for everyone, or is this already true?
Almost every chapter in this book is a dream or a thoughtful consideration. There are moments of sublime beauty and unexpected humor. Visual paradise jumps out from the pages as you read vivid descriptions of worlds where time changes as constantly as the hands on a clock.
Alan Lightman presents a journey into worlds where your life could either repeat in endless cycles or you could live your entire life in a day. The concept of being able to live three lives or more at once sounds wonderful because imagine the goals you could accomplish.
The moment of stunning clarity came to me on page seventy. "There is a place where times stands still. Raindrops hang motionless in air. Pendulums of clocks float mid-swing."
Alan Lightman is an artist with words and paints breathlessly beautiful images. Time could be a flock of birds or a movie rewinding endlessly into eternity past.
After reading Einstein's Dreams you may feel you have lived in a dream. I recognized a number of my own philosophies of life and was amazed by the way Alan Lightman weaves dream-like contemplations into revelations of the philosophy of life itself. The time you spend reading Einstein's Dreams will seem far too short.
This book is 4 ½ x 6 ½ and I recommend the hardcover edition. The cover is beautiful with golden chocolate brown and black backgrounds. The clock is printed in a shiny black ink and is much more impressive than the picture online.
I must say this book impressed me and is much more an imprinting of impressions than a story with a specific plot and developed characters. The dreams of time are the main focus and the exploration of unique words will be exciting to anyone who enjoys climbing out of reality and searching for possibility in worlds of vivid words.
~TheRebeccaReview.com
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Summary: Things that make you go, "hmmm..."
Review: Lightman's novel is eerily thought provoking. Throughout this day to day perspective of the different contexts of time, Lightman creates multiple worlds, each more different than the previous. It is difficult, upon completion of the novel, to not pick a favorite and least favorite scenario. However, each new picture that Lightman paints is beautiful in its own unique way.
What this book lacks in quantity, as the old adage goes, it makes up for in quality. A quick read to be sure, Lightman's novel is perfect for someone who doesn't mind spending a little time reflecting on what they have just read.
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