18 books we read this week
Read the review In the uncertain days of America’s infancy, the boundary between canny political maneuvering and disloyalty to the new nation was not yet defined. Review by Adam Rowe Read the review Can 21st-century brain science tell us whether or not we have free will? Two scientists say yes, but reach opposite conclusions. Review by Andrew Crumey Read the review Walter Kempowksi’s autobiographical novel puts the focus on a German family’s complacent journey into World War II.
Review by Toby Lichtig Read the review An ethereal young man, haunting music, a troubled mind—and posthumous fame. Review by Tim Page Read the review Plus ‘The Book of Ayn’ by Lexi Freiman and ‘Other Minds and Other Stories’ by Bennett Sims. Review by Sam Sacks Read the review Her parents thought it would be a neat idea to sail along the path of Capt.
Cook’s final voyage of discovery. Things did not go well. Review by Meghan Cox Gurdon Read the review Plus: ‘Past Lying’ by Val McDermid and ‘The Watchmaker’s Hand’ by Jeffery Deaver.
Review by Tom Nolan Read the review Biologists long treated male anatomy as the standard via which to understand human development, overlooking the female body entirely. Review by David Barash Read the review Science Fiction & Fantasy: ‘System Collapse’ by Martha Wells The Murderbot returns, still crankily helping those pesky humans. Review by Liz Braswell Read the review Selected by Mary Gabriel, the author, most recently, of ‘Madonna: A Rebel Life.’ Read the article In science-fiction movies, characters have conversations with computers.
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