I really liked the way this book brought together all of the relevant theories of physics to explain how our universe was created. It was technical in parts, but overall was simple enough to understand.

It was exhausting though, to hear the author's constant trumpeting of his accomplishments and predicitions. His rantings against religion also became tiresome. While sympathetic to his point, I felt this issue was addressed SO MANY times throughout the book, it almost became its main point.

Krauss clearly knows his cosmolgy. Sadly he goes back to the issue of God again and again and again, sounding like a very strident atheist determined to convert all who listen. I came for the science not his theologic ponderings. Better that he's said more about the science piece and about God, bettter he'd said nothing.

Bill Bryson's style in A Short History of Everything is much more engaging. Krauss could use a bit of self-effacing humour, al la Bryson.

No, this isn't destined to be a movie.

I loved the science. "Nothing is unstable!"

There are no spoiler here. The ending is just more of the science.

It is always nice to hear the author tell their own strory

The authors constant need to talk about god moved me to dislike the book. I don't think that science is about whether god exists or not.

I wish I understood more of the physics behind the theories but that not withstanding, this book certainly makes you step back and wonder at the complexities of the universe. It certaily is thought provoking on many levels...

This book isn't necessarily better than many of the others on this topic, but for me it is always great getting new perspectives.

I was pleased to find in this book that Dr. Krauss was a friend of and mentions Christopher Hitchens a few times through the use of quotes.

Himself.

Yes

No

This book did not live up to the hype of the Publishers Review posted on Audible, which uses terms like:

"WILDLY POPULAR - RIVETS as it ENLIGHTENS," to describe the book.

The publisher also claims that:

"Krauss’ answers to these and other timeless questions, in a wildly popular lecture on YouTube, has attracted almost a million viewers."

"WHICH IS NOT EVEN VAGUELY CLOSE TO BEING TRUE. None of his videos on You Tube have even come close to a million hits.

Another misleading fiction in the Publishers Review states:

"The beautiful experimental observations and MIND BENDING THEORIES ARE ALL DESCRIBED ACCESSIBLE."

I found Lawrence Krauss very self absorbed in letting the listener know just how amazing HIS observations were and all the papers he'd published, while delivering the information in the throat choking dryness of academia.

In all fairness, I'd just finished Bill Bryson's: A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING and had my expectations way too high. Bill's book lives up to the to the words in all caps above.

Boring, Self-absorbed, Deathly-dry

Price - it was inexpensive

no

yes, and i do. it is actual technical, and as with all science, it need to be reviewed to get the subtle meaning.

brian green's book, the elegant universe

physics

no

none

Yes

I was left feeling like I will need to hear it again to grasp it more fully. I have deeper wonder for the mystery of existence.

Krauss has a passion for the process of discovery and research that clearly comes out in his respect for other scientists, even those he disagrees with.

He presents the idea that the balance of being and non-being is delicate; similar to the way that conditions for life in the universe are very rare.

His whining about religion and why God doesn't need to exist. Who cares? Just give us the science and theories about how the universe formed. If he had done that the book would have been enjoyable. I got really tired of him trying to convince me why I should stop believing in God, and telling me how much religion has derailed science.

Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin by Stephen Jay Gould.

Voices and pace were okay.

Does not apply.

Just another boring Atheism vs. God debate that's been done a hundred times before.
Was expecting a purely quantum physics/cosmology book a la Michio Kaku.

Authour and narrator were both well-spoken, at least.