Review by rchacko -- Timewise by Robert Leet

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Re: Review by rchacko -- Timewise by Robert Leet

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I love physics! I don't understand as much as I'd like to on the subject, but I genuinely enjoy what I do understand. I'm not sure why the author felt like they had to gloss over the emotional parts of the story, I would think that it would make the story more interesting, but to each his own.
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Great science fiction novel following a life of an orphan boy and his physics teacher. The book dwells more in the field of quantum physics, the book is really enlightening and can be used by physics juniors to explore and find out a field they would like to major in. This is a useful piece of work. Thanks to the BOTD.
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Post by Dolor »

Timewise by Robert Leet is a #ScienceFiction novel that shares #Knowledge about #Physics. It follows the #Adventure of a chess player and an eccentric physicist. Those who are interested in Quantum Physics will find this book marvelous.

I am not interested in this topic. I will bypass reading this book. Thanks for the review.

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Thanks for the review. It is well-written and enthralling. The book sounds interesting and I like how the author is able to explain these phenomena in simple ways. Guess this is not my book though.
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This sounds like an extremely well-written and well thought out book, but while I enjoy sci-fi, I do have a tendency to zone out whenever quantum physics is discussed. I don't think this one's for me, but I'm glad you found it entertaining and informational!
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Post by amandathebibliophile »

I love your use of pithy to describe the author’s writing style! Big fan of the word...

The book sounds intriguing and yet heavy, so it’s probably not the right choice for me right now. But I bet readers interested in science and physics would enjoy!
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What a comprehensive review! I'm hesitant to read more of this because I'm not a science person, but physics can be interesting to me as I'm fairly good at math. This book actually kind of reminds me of Sophie's World, except it's having to do with science as opposed to philosophy.
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This review is written in strikingly clear words. I believe this book will be useful for everyone, as well as for lovers of physics and vice versa. But to understand it, physics must be part of you. Especially, these lines explain the situation well: "As a result, though interesting, the reading would be so “heavy” that only a few physics die-hards would honestly enjoy reading it!"
The review is written concisely and clearly.
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I graduated highschool 18yrs ago, and I do not wish to further my education and also didn't care about physics when I was in highschool. Physics bored me and I failed at it along with chemistry, pre calculus, geometry, and other boring subjects to me. I struggled in highschool and wouldn't have a diploma without summer school! So I obviously didn't go to college. So with that being said, this is NOT a book for me! I didn't get far at all in the sample and got bored with the first few pages. This book was way too much for me and seemed more of educational and a school textbook then a fictional sci-fi novel. Too boring and heavy for me! So with that being said, this is NOT a book for me! Thanks for the great review though and explaining the book to me further cause I didn't get far at all in the sample and got bored with the first few pages. Now I know why after reading this! pass!
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A researcher will need years of hard work and dedication to arrive at the information presented in this book. But for us readers, it's all easily available when we pick up this book. A wonderful book by Regina.
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I honestly had a hard time reading the preview. The author just seemed to put too many details into what was going on, like a really long out of the way tangent and then was like, Anyway, so the day I met Regina...But that's just one person's opinion.
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'Volunteer Review: Timewise by Robert Leet' gives the relevant information of the book. It gives an idea of the structure of the contents of the book. The readers would love to have a view of the review for an idea of Quantum Physics. It lays stress on the positive points of the book. I like the ending of the review.
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Based on the review, I don't think that the book is for me. I don't have an interest in reading about science. I don't want to read about physics, botany, engineering, or math. I like to read stories with a plot and this book doesn't seem to have much of one, so I will pass on reading this book.
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Those who are into science specifically physics will enjoy this book. I have to pass this one because I don't think I think I will make it to the last page given the least favourite subject to me.
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Post by GenuineEffs »

I don't know much about Physics, but having read this review I am certain lovers of Physics would enjoy reading it.
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