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A review by perfect_leaves
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
3.0
Full review here , excerpt below.
Tyson’s text was easy to read and beautifully written. The sentence structure is fantastic. Tyson clearly took time when choosing his words, and his liberal use of similes and metaphors make it easy to grasp the material. My main issue with the book is that is simply wasn’t enough information for me. I’m the sort of person who enjoys delving deep into topics; I like to become a temporary expert on a subject. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry delivers exactly what it promises: a briefing on the history of astrophysics and the inner workings of the universe. Though the book is 224 pages, the pages are short and not very wide.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t a lot of new information in the book. I was fairly disappointed that Astrophysics was so general, but perhaps I expected too much. After all, it’s difficult to have both breadth and depth in just a couple hundred pages. To be honest, Astrophysics reminded me of the Very Short Introduction series. Readers with no prior knowledge of astrophysics or astronomy will probably enjoy the book. For those who have seen Tyson’s television series or who have read his other books might not find this book very interesting.
Tyson’s text was easy to read and beautifully written. The sentence structure is fantastic. Tyson clearly took time when choosing his words, and his liberal use of similes and metaphors make it easy to grasp the material. My main issue with the book is that is simply wasn’t enough information for me. I’m the sort of person who enjoys delving deep into topics; I like to become a temporary expert on a subject. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry delivers exactly what it promises: a briefing on the history of astrophysics and the inner workings of the universe. Though the book is 224 pages, the pages are short and not very wide.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t a lot of new information in the book. I was fairly disappointed that Astrophysics was so general, but perhaps I expected too much. After all, it’s difficult to have both breadth and depth in just a couple hundred pages. To be honest, Astrophysics reminded me of the Very Short Introduction series. Readers with no prior knowledge of astrophysics or astronomy will probably enjoy the book. For those who have seen Tyson’s television series or who have read his other books might not find this book very interesting.