shaunireads1 's review for:

A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss

3.0

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My husband Jordan and I read this aloud in the car. It took us a few road trips and over a year, but we finally finished it five minutes before arriving home from Flagstaff this afternoon! This is a book I definitely wouldn't have gotten through on my own, since I've only taken one physics class, and it was in high school. Jordan had to stop and explain basic concepts several times, but I think that was fun for both of us. This book definitely shifted my worldview, or should I say universe-view. I only wish Krauss had offered more in the epilogue about finding meaning in this life, rather than dropping a bombshell and expecting people to deal with it on their own. The very last word of Richard Dawkins' afterword was "devastating," and I have to agree. I think I'll go read Kurt Vonnegut's poem "God Made Mud" to cheer myself up.