Rating: 7.4/10.
Memoir by Fields medalist Cedric Villani describing the process of discovering a mathematical proof. It’s inspiring that even for somebody as smart as him, math is difficult and he doesn’t always know what he’s doing. However, he does a poor job of explaining the math — his expositions are way too technical, aimed at the level of professional mathematicians in his area — and after reading the book I still have no idea what he proved.
