I Read Many Things

Tag: Opinion

  • The Story of English, by Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil & William Cran

    All languages are fascinating. That much is quite obvious for anyone who has ever stopped and thought about it for a second. With a relatively small quantity of sounds – 44 in English, 36 in French – or small curvy lines on a piece of paper (or screen, in this case), we can communicate anything.…

  • Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

    On reading forums where I sometimes hang out, this novel by Gabrielle Zevin kept popping up for the past few months as a favourite among users. I was intrigued, so I jumped in completely blind. I didn’t even know what it was about, all I saw was the unusual title and the funky cover design.…

  • Existential Physics, by Sabine Hossenfelder

    Working with children, I get to hear a lot of questions. More importantly, I get asked a lot of questions I certainly don’t have the answer to, either because I just do not have the required knowledge, or simply because there is actually no answer. A good example I heard this year is “Was there…

  • Sous les Vents de Neptune, par Fred Vargas

    C’est le troisième Fred Vargas que j’ai eu l’occasion de lire au cours des derniers mois, grâce aux suggestions judicieuses de mon épouse. Je peux maintenant dire que je comprends mieux ces lecteurs qui dévorent roman policier après roman policier, et surtout la présence des millions de ces livres dans les librairies. “Sous les Vents…

  • Smart Brevity, by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen & Roy Schwartz

    HOW TO WRITE SO PEOPLE READ. Data shows reading habits have changed, so must the way we write. Axios founders present guidelines to help us write so people will want to read. Office e-mails, newsletters, articles, reports and others have to be more efficient. Here’s a quick look at what I learned from it. WHAT…

  • Origin Story : A Big History of Everything, by David Christian

    I was introduced to historian David Christian back when I was started my training to become a Montessori teacher, more than seven years ago. We watched his TED talk, as our trainer told us his approach to history was similar to what we promote in the Montessori pedagogy. Indeed, the author is a figurehead of…

  • Assassin’s Quest, by Robin Hobb

    Finally, I have finished this very long book. It took me more than a month! Not only because it’s a long read (760+ pages, tiny letters, small margins, etc.), but because my reading habits have shifted significantly for a couple of reasons. In the end, I can say it was worth it. As the third…

  • Insoluble mais vrai! par David Louapre

    Friand comme je le suis de chaines YouTube de vulgarisation scientifique, je suis éventuellement tombé sur la chaine française Science Étonnante. Bien que le style de celle-ci soit un peu plus mesuré et réservé que j’en ai l’habitude, il demeure que la qualité des explications est superbe. Bref, lorsque j’ai croisé cet ouvrage dans la…

  • Raising Critical Thinkers, by Julie Bogart

    While there is a seemingly infinite number of issues facing education at the present, I would argue none is more pressing than equipping this young generation with the necessary critical thinking skills to navigate the world. At this point, it’s annoyingly cliché to point out the over-abundance of information circulating on the Internet, and resorting…

  • An Immense World, by Ed Yong

    Every so often a book comes along that is so unbelievably interesting that I have absolutely no choice to share it with most people close to me. An Immense World is such a book. I was hooked from the first few sentences and throughout every single chapter. I even took my time reading it because…