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anarmandameg's review
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
balletbookworm's review
4.0
A fun collection of essays about, well, physics-based FAQs about the universe. Very much in the style of [b:Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies|52672113|Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies|Caitlin Doughty|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593186716l/52672113._SY75_.jpg|68120089] with humor and funny cartoons to help illustrate a point. (although, I felt my long-dormant dread of quantum mechanics rise from the dead in a few chapters - easily my least favorite part of physics class)
Good for pretty much all ages middle-school and up.
Good for pretty much all ages middle-school and up.
nakedsushi's review
4.0
This is really good for readers like me who don't come from a physics background. There's enough science and details involved, but it doesn't require intimate knowledge of complex mathematical equations. I love that it first defines what "possible" means if you're a physicist versus an engineer.
The little cartoons and asides keeps the reading interesting and not as dry. I read some of this to my 8 year old and she enjoyed it as well. Some of the answers for later questions can be repetitive but only because the author did such a good job explaining concepts in the earlier chapters.
The little cartoons and asides keeps the reading interesting and not as dry. I read some of this to my 8 year old and she enjoyed it as well. Some of the answers for later questions can be repetitive but only because the author did such a good job explaining concepts in the earlier chapters.