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A review by nicolereneegu
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... Where Is Everybody?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life by Stephen Webb
4.0
What an interesting book! Not only did I learn a great deal about the landscape of theories regarding the Fermi paradox, but I also learned a lot about a variety of related topics, including astrobiology, evolution, probabilities, maths, quantum mechanics, and general/special relativity! While I don't 100% agree with the author's final conclusion that we are likely alone in the Galaxy, if not the Universe as a whole, I was able to clearly follow and understand his reasoning in support of it.
Another important perk is that I was able to speed through it in only two days of dedicated reading, which is a big deal for me. The last few books I've read have taken a month or more each, which has got me feeling pretty badly about my reading speed. But now that I've seen how fast I can read, I feel hopeful that maybe it won't always be such a slog. Maybe I should just be reading more nonfiction.
Another important perk is that I was able to speed through it in only two days of dedicated reading, which is a big deal for me. The last few books I've read have taken a month or more each, which has got me feeling pretty badly about my reading speed. But now that I've seen how fast I can read, I feel hopeful that maybe it won't always be such a slog. Maybe I should just be reading more nonfiction.