A review by alienallison
Earth-Shattering: Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear Meltdowns, and Other Hazards to Life in Our Univer by Bob Berman

I didn't like this book. It has some interesting stuff that I had wanted to read, but it was truly just... depressing. And ok I know, you read the title, the synopsis and are thinking how the hell is this not supposed to be depressing. My thoughts when I picked up this book were yes, ok this are depressing subjects, but they're also realities and should not be avoided or ignored. There is most certainly a sweet spot, a balance of not sugarcoating these subjects while also not making the reader have an existential crisis. This book so obviously strayed as far away from even trying that as possible. This book is depressing because the old white man author wrote it as just that... a privileged old white man. Everything came off as oh well it is what it is and I won't have to see the effects of all this so whatever. I just this is so not my kind of book. It's entirely too factual (with occasionally factual errors mind you) for a subject that cannot be taken at that face value.
ALSO if I EVER have to read "this author" again