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hasnow's review against another edition
4.0
Now that I'm done, I'm going to miss people constantly asking "Are you reading that upside down?" This book is brain candy. And an Aristotle bash fest.
thrilled's review against another edition
3.0
supplied me with a lot of oprah a-ha moments: we might live in a simulation! civil war vets basically invented college football! the dark ages might not have actually happened! good stuff.
paperbuildings's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I am a Klosterman fan and enjoyed the digestible take on physics and philosophy through his lens (that doesn’t make me feel like I’m reading a textbook), even if it wasn’t exactly what I was expecting (and maybe wasn’t always the greatest choice for someone with OCD to read before bed).
heyitstim's review against another edition
2.75
Disagree with the view on voting and some other things. A nice pop non fiction book, very easy read
jeremygoodjob's review against another edition
3.0
Bought this in an airport and read it while travelling. Reading it is like sitting next to someone on an airplane who is really cool to talk to for a couple hours and then you look forward to not talking for a while.
liliya_klein's review against another edition
3.0
"We must start from the premise that—in all likelihood—we are already wrong. And not “wrong” in the sense that we are examining questions and coming to incorrect conclusions, because most of our conclusions are reasoned and coherent. The problem is with the questions themselves."
This book provided compelling and nonsensical perspectives on things I care about and things I've never thought about. It contains some fantastic conversation fodder.
This book provided compelling and nonsensical perspectives on things I care about and things I've never thought about. It contains some fantastic conversation fodder.
laurazdavidson's review against another edition
2.0
While the concept of challenging what we know and how it might be viewed in the future is certainly intriguing, this one loses a star for the inexplicable use of a British woman as the narrator. It was quite jarring at times as the voice in no way matches the prose.
ajreader's review against another edition
4.0
Read my full thoughts on this book and hundreds more over at Read.Write.Repeat.
For me, this book was a big win. It was intellectually stimulating and has given me some good fodder for dinner table conversation. I found the topics absolutely fascinating and Klosterman sent me on some fascinating mental rabbit trails as I applied his logic to other areas in our world or my life. The only disappointing, but necessary thing is that we will never know the answers to the questions Klosterman has raised. By the very nature of this topic, we'll all be long gone before we know how the legacy of our culture will be determined.
For me, this book was a big win. It was intellectually stimulating and has given me some good fodder for dinner table conversation. I found the topics absolutely fascinating and Klosterman sent me on some fascinating mental rabbit trails as I applied his logic to other areas in our world or my life. The only disappointing, but necessary thing is that we will never know the answers to the questions Klosterman has raised. By the very nature of this topic, we'll all be long gone before we know how the legacy of our culture will be determined.
rachemorre's review against another edition
4.0
I read a non-fiction book!?! And I liked it!?! Perhaps something has shifted in the cosmos and Rachel is now on the road to self-discovery in the form of modern philosophy and never-ending rhetorical questions. My friends and family are going to be delighted. While reading this book, I found myself googling things like "What is string theory?" and "How does gravity work?" Do I understand these items any more than I did prior to reading this book? Only slightly.