A review by omegabeth
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

2.0

Not for me. Too much atomic science, not enough story. Nearly DNF, but after chapter 3 or so things did pick up. I also found that reading the endnotes as they came up helped me stay engaged. The writing is decent, and I could see that for the right person/brain/state of mind this could be a lot of fun, but did not enjoy it.