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Review: The Irrationalist: Solving The Mystery Of Descartes’s Death 0
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- July 22, 2019
November 10, 1619. In a clearing within the Black Forest a gentleman and his servant begin an argument, resulting in a rapier duel to the death. When one is disabled his antagonist runs him through the chest and walks away. René Descartes died in Sweden in 1650, and based on most accounts, from pneumonia. The Irrationalist
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Review: The Irrationalist: Math, Secret Societies, And An Insane Plot Twist 0
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- September 17, 2018
There are French, German and Latin references galore in this book, taking you back to an era of war and discord in these countries. The story, at first, was extremely slow to start, info dumping and lots of background on characters keeping the pace halted. The writing style is descriptive and reads leisurely. While I
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Review: The Irrationalist: History, Philosophy, And An Enthralling Murder Mystery 0
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- September 8, 2018
Set in Europe in the 1600s, The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes is an overlong but enthralling mystery. Told from the point of view of Adrien, a Jesuit sent by his church to investigate Descartes’ death. As the amateur sleuth finds a multitude of suspects, the book quickly becomes a mystery set in an
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Review: The Irrationalist: History, Humor, And An Impossible-To-Put-Down Murder Mystery 0
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- August 23, 2018
My review: It’s no secret that I love books! Let’s face it… I blog about books to support my book addiction. So I’m rarely surprised to read a blurb, love the idea, read a story and love the book. What is rare??? Finding a book that I love so much that I can find NOTHING
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Review: The Irrationalist Dishes Out Detailed Murder Investigation Of Descartes 0
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- July 1, 2018
Goodreads Who would want to murder the world’s most famous philosopher? Turns out: nearly everyone. In 1649, Descartes was invited by the Queen of Sweden to become her Court Philosopher. Though he was the world’s leading philosopher, his life had by this point fallen apart. He was 53, penniless, living in exile in Amsterdam, alone.
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Review: The Irrationalist, Historical Fiction Explores Murder Of René Descartes 0
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- August 16, 2017
Historical fiction is unique in several ways. In particular, while all fiction — at least good fiction — requires imagination and intelligence, historical fiction, according to bestselling author Alexander Chee, deals with “the plausibly hypothetical” and describes “what might have happened within what happened.” The constraints of real events, people and ways of life often
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