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2.75
challenging slow-paced

This book is not an easy read, but there are some absolute bangers in it. For example, referring to a murder attempt on Immanuel Kant:

But my opinion is that the murderer was an amateur who felt how little would be gained to the cause of good taste by murdering an old, arid and adjust metaphysician.
It's worth reading for just these quips alone but it hasn't aged the best, especially when things like Descartes are written out as Des Cartes. I get language changes but I'm of the opinion names are a little jarring.