I switched books with Sarah Keilman and skimmed e: The Story of a Number by Eli Maor. My first impression was it was dry and I had a hard time staying awake to read. At times it seemed more like a textbook, which I don't typically enjoy reading. I like narratives better like the first book I read, Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality. The history of a couple mathematicians was interesting and fun to read; some mathematicians had interesting traits that I didn't know about and I enjoyed reading about them. I think the number e and its connection to nature is just fascinating so I enjoyed seeing the connection in sunflowers and other aspects of nature. Also e's connection with interest earned on bank accounts and arches is interesting too. The number e seems too perfect to me but that makes it intriguing as well. The book was very informative and had a lot of math so I think it was meant for readers with a mathematics background. Overall it was a good skim, and I learned a lot!
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