Reviews

Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life by Jim Al-Khalili

benji_dw's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

It’s a good overview of exobiology. But Alien Oceans or Imagined Life are much better overviews. 

amy_m_143's review against another edition

3.0

Very interesting, but slightly repetitive

wulfstanlee's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.75

berni396's review against another edition

informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

5.0

amy_da1sy's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

1.0

kantrah's review against another edition

4.0

An interesting read about the chances of life in the universe

lordcheez's review against another edition

5.0

If you write hard sci-fi or are interested in a scientific look at extraterrestrial life, you needed this yesterday

averyjaye's review

I'll come back to it. Too busy right now to read this. Very interesting though.

wamp_nadder's review against another edition

4.0

I listened to it as an audiobook in the car and liked it because it was like listening to lectures. I don't think I would have liked it as much if I had read it in text. Lots of different perspectives on the search for alien intelligence, some of which I agreed with, some of which I didn't. Some essays are better and more interesting than others. It's free in the New York Public Library's online audiobook selection.

miscilux's review against another edition

4.0

Un manuale che tratta in estrema completezza l'argomento. Per tutti i curiosi, per chi non ne sa molto e per chi vuole approfondire. Lo consiglio davvero a tutti. Ogni capitolo tratta la possibilità della vita extraterrestre vista sotto ambiti diversi: biologia, chimica, letteraria, cinematografica, psicologia... Davvero un bel manuale (anche da consultazione perché i capitoli non sono collegati tra loro)