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Despite the flaws in the later books, I found the first three books of ASoIaF to be really engrossing. On the other hand, I once tried reading Gardens of the Moon and only managed to make it through a few chapters. I just couldn't get into it at all. Nothing interesting happened. I had the...

If you're wondering what mathematicians do, we solve puzzles. That's the easiest way to describe upper-level math. There's generally some teaching involved as well, unless you're working in industry somewhere. While I certainly do wish that more people got to see the puzzle-solving side of...