by Austin Taylor
coming June 3, 2025
(3.5 / 5)
I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions in my review are completely my own.
In Notes on Infinity, we follow Zoe and Jack, Harvard students who make a discovery that could be a cure for aging.
This book was a hard one to rate since I was a little mixed on how I felt about it. On one hand, it was very academic, diving into science that I don’t begin to understand. Even beyond the science, I often felt a bit out of the loop or just missing something. I think part of it might have been the nonlinear timeline, often looking at the past or revisiting things that happened from a different perspective, plus jumps in time in the present timeline. There were parts that were sad and tragic. But, all that said, the book still kept my interest well enough, and it went into some directions that I wasn’t expecting. The fast pace and high stakes of the biotech startup paired well with the ominous feeling I picked up right from the beginning. It was thought-provoking and I found myself conflicted over how I felt about multiple characters as I learned more about them and their motivations. This book was an interesting journey and felt different from other books I’ve been reading.
