Physics!!! Science!!! Billiard balls!! Protons!! Quantum physics!!! Aliens!!! Video games!!! Misanthropy!!! Human computers!! Political intrigue!! Rise and fall of civilizations!!! Great writing!!!

Above is how my brain feels about this book. This book is an absolute feat of imagination and storytelling. The analogies used to explain complex physics problems were astounding, and the non-linear storytelling kept me intrigued throughout. It was a particular delight on audiobook.

I'm so glad there's two other books and that they're thicker. I'm hyped.

Highly recommended, but especially if you enjoy science of really big (astro) or really small (subatomic) things, beautiful storytelling, and don't mind being confused.

More thoughts here: https://youtu.be/sS8eromz-Ko