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bonnieelise's review against another edition
4.0
Written at my level when it comes to this subject matter - unfortunately that's at a kid's level so it felt like Bryson was talking down to me. But I guess that's what warranted.
dwheeler88's review against another edition
5.0
Misleading title since this is actually a science book but all in all it was a fun reminder of all the things I learned in school.
grantkeegan's review against another edition
5.0
Few books have been as influential on my life as Bill Bryson’s A Very Brief History of Nearly Everything. When I first read it at the age of 8, my love for science was ignited in a way that set my life on a fantastic course. I remember devouring it and becoming fascinated by all the wonders of life that have been discovered through the years.
This book is a fantastic exploration of the wonders of science. As the name says, it covers everything from cosmology to evolution, in a fantastic way that even children can understand in a way that makes sense. It is also fun in many ways, using humor and illustrations to explore a topic and make learning interesting. I highly recommend gifting this to a young child or even picking it up for the sake of curiosity.
Final Score: 92/100
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This book is a fantastic exploration of the wonders of science. As the name says, it covers everything from cosmology to evolution, in a fantastic way that even children can understand in a way that makes sense. It is also fun in many ways, using humor and illustrations to explore a topic and make learning interesting. I highly recommend gifting this to a young child or even picking it up for the sake of curiosity.
Final Score: 92/100
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coalstaindlife's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting read but not what I was expecting. Wish this book had been around when I was a child.
readingwhenican's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting and pretty thorough, especially for a YA information encyclopedia-type book. I would like to read the adult version some day!
swamptoad's review against another edition
5.0
Super easy to understand, love the pictures and how great it portrays evolution!
earlgaytea711's review against another edition
3.0
This book took me SO long to finish. Honestly, I started it the last week or so of July and finished it the last week of September. Nonfiction has always been hard for me and is generally a genre I stay away from. This book was nice but definitely not my favorite.
I loved the way it was written. Bryson’s writing is witty and entertaining but he still packs tons of information into relatively small paragraphs. The book was also not what I expected. I thought it would be more about historical events and less about science. But the majority of the book was a history of science and how it’s advanced.
The illustrations in the book were gorgeous though and I found most of the time when I was getting annoyed with the info dump I was receiving the images on the page could help to make up for it.
Still I’m glad I read the book and it gave me some interesting facts to dish out in conversations so I can’t say it was time wasted. I just wish it didn’t take me so long to push through.
I loved the way it was written. Bryson’s writing is witty and entertaining but he still packs tons of information into relatively small paragraphs. The book was also not what I expected. I thought it would be more about historical events and less about science. But the majority of the book was a history of science and how it’s advanced.
The illustrations in the book were gorgeous though and I found most of the time when I was getting annoyed with the info dump I was receiving the images on the page could help to make up for it.
Still I’m glad I read the book and it gave me some interesting facts to dish out in conversations so I can’t say it was time wasted. I just wish it didn’t take me so long to push through.