Four and a half stars, plus or minus half a star (to stay with the spirit of the book itself).

A delightful survey of a diverse array of subjects, showing how mathematics is important in our discussions in everyday life, from politics to podiatry. At the bottom, a lot of it comes down to logic and to numbers, and our ability to understand what's going on is greatly aided by the wise words and examples that Jordan Ellenberg uses. Great discussions about p-values, about what use geometry is in our real lives, about how the Supreme Court makes its decisions, and more.

Loved it. Half a star off for the election rules discussion at the end - too much detail for even me to care about, and I really actually do care about it quite a lot.

Oddly, I loved it, gonna reread this.

Lots of interesting ideas but felt disconnected even when grouped into reasonable chapters.

This is an amazing book. Clever, funny, extremely well-written and well-read, and it made me want to do math as well as think about how we’ve constructed our world.

Meh.

A few things are super interesting, but overall meh.

Enjoyable, though somewhat disorganized book on everyday mathematical fallacies. Useful.

Узнал много нового про математику в повседневной жизни.
В целом, книга интересная, но достаточно неоднородная. Увлекательные истории иногда перемежаются достаточно длительными и нудными лекциями по математике. Ничего не имею против математики и лекций, но такая неоднородность сильно усложняет чтение.