Some good parts, but does not work for me as a whole.

This book is a little too ambitious in trying to explain the quantum world to non-scientists. The book consists of three parts that all seem to be for a different audience.
The first part is about the difference of relative and absolute small things and introduces the wave particle duality of light and electron. The concepts are explained with lovely analogies and even though it had a lot of maths I enjoyed reading it.
The second part is mostly about atoms and molecular electron orbits. This could be compared to high school chemistry lessons. But I liked the emphasis on quantum theory, and actually think I understand the topics better now.
And the last part is basically about everyday molecules like alcohol, fats, or greenhouse gases. I understand the intention, but I think it was very misplaced. I really did not get much from this part.

So while I think the author is brilliant in their field and made a great effort to write this book, I can not recommend it as a whole. The three parts don't feel like they connect well, and it might be either too hard to too boring at some points.
If I ever find books that do well in either of the three parts above, I will update this review.