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jhrnr99's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
I absolutely adored this book. Some parts were naturally more interesting to me than others, but it is such an awesome book for learning about all of the amazing technologies we take for granted. Also, so many great stories and fun-facts added onto an already extremely well-written and informative book made this just perfect. This will 100% be my suggested book for anyone that loves to figure out how things work and learn about the world around them. 10/10.
riccii's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
gcamelopardalis's review against another edition
5.0
This was a really fun book to read. I listened to it on audio (I do that with most non-fiction) and that was a lot of fun - its read by the author and I feel like all the goofiness came out really well there. This book would have been my jam as a preteen/teen.
It really is just kind of a primer on everything with some humor thrown in and a goofy premise. For the most part, audio worked really well, but if you didn't know at least what the things it was talking about looked like, you might get a little lost. Also any time it is talking about tables of things (especially the logic section or the chemistry section) that would be much better as a visual aid. I think if you want to listen to this on audio, I recommend reading along with the book, or taking a look at the pdf that accompanies the audiobook.
It really is just kind of a primer on everything with some humor thrown in and a goofy premise. For the most part, audio worked really well, but if you didn't know at least what the things it was talking about looked like, you might get a little lost. Also any time it is talking about tables of things (especially the logic section or the chemistry section) that would be much better as a visual aid. I think if you want to listen to this on audio, I recommend reading along with the book, or taking a look at the pdf that accompanies the audiobook.
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
5.0
This book is fantastic. It has so much knowledge that is useful for being stranded in the past when your time machine breaks down and for winning bar trivia. I had so much fun and when Chronotix Solutions is founded I won't even sue them for stranding me in the 21st century since I have everything I need in this handy book.