A review by naturalistnatalie
The Dialogues: Conversations about the Nature of the Universe by Clifford V. Johnson

3.0

This is not a book you're going to sit down and read straight through. Overall, I thought the book started slow, but my interest picked up the more I read. Even though it's "just" a graphic novel, Johnson provides some pretty heavy discussions of physics. He doesn't shy away from equations when appropriate, either. Johnson actively takes advantage of the graphical format of the book to present information. It's not just a series of panels of people talking, although there is a fair bit of that. Instead, Johnson adds a graphical representation of the discussion to many of the panels. The images reflect the words and help the reader digest the information more easily. Johnson also ends each chapter with a series of notes on where to find more information on the topic if you're interested. He generally provides books written for the general public, but some of the chapters are discussing topics that haven't made it to pop science books yet. In that case, he provides information on more technical sources.