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Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain (Bound for Schools & Libraries)
Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain (Bound for Schools & Libraries) | M Paterniti
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For use in schools and libraries only. A brilliant young writer, an 84-year-old pathologist, and Albert Einstein's brain rocket across the country through the palpable zeitgeist of contemporary America. Part travelogue, part memoir, part history, part biography, and part meditation.
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Addison_Reads
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Mehso-so

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

I've had this book on my shelves for at least 6 years, so I'm glad to finally read it and pass it on. 😀

This was an okay read, but it was a tedious, and at times boring read. The author has a promising writing style, but perhaps this just wasn't the right subject. I did enjoy some of the witty conversations between the young journalist and the elderly doctor.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress - always feels good to get one off the way-back list! 3y
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Tex2Flo
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#riotgrams day 2 orange covers

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anneofgreentables
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Books about travel for traveling times.

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BookishMarginalia
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Mehso-so

This book disappointed me, mostly because I just don't see the point of it. Frankly, neither the author nor the protagonist (the pathologist who dissected and took Einstein's brain from his body) were particularly appealing or interesting. The writing style felt overwrought, and the audiobook narrator's attempt at voicing characters (especially the pathologist) just made me cringe. Ultimately, this turned out to be a forgettable travelogue. Meh.

IamIamIam Oh, that's really disappointing!!! 7y
high_shelf_esteem I totally agree! I read the book and had high hopes, it couldve been super interesting, but fell way short. I was very disappointed. 7y
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BookishMarginalia
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Jayhawk_In_Texas I have this one and was planning to listen on a road trip in a couple of weeks. Can't wait to hear what you think! 7y
BookishMarginalia @Jayhawk_In_Texas - unfortunately, this one just left me cold. I found it superficial and just not well-written. Hope you have better luck with it! 7y
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