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Felix Cavazos

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Good information that misses the mark

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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-27-21

Good narration. Bad book for audio due to the graphic attachments and the many times it refers to "one study showed.." without stating the source.

The concept of dividing people into 3 (almost 4) categories is interesting but sadly the scope falls into reductionism simplifying relationships through a black and white scope.

Very apologetic about feeling proud about one's insecurities and potentially harmful to people with low self-esteem.

It bluffs too much about being the culmination of more than 20 years of research by so many scientists that they're not even able to be thankful textually to all of them but shamefully applies the concepts to simplistic arguments on couples too many times. By the time you finish the book you'll be tired from hearing of fictional couples.

Very snake-oil-like it resembles astrology blogs pretending to be the solution to all problems with a bonus pretentious review of the movie 500 days with Summer at the end.

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Wonderful

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-10-21

Perfect pick as my first Hawking's book.
Great performance and very understandable for a young adult.

I don't have a long attention span so at times I had to rewing a minute to grasp the concept but I enjoyed 100% all of the book.

By the end I was marveled at Stephen Hawking's wonderful empathy and capacity.
Hawking's name is a household term and even though I knew of him, his absence never hit me until now. I couldn't but shed a few tears after having known what a great human being we lost 3 years ago.

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The author bit more than he could chew.

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-08-21

The whole zero/non-zero dynamics seem like an unnecessary filter through pass topics that the author talks about too casually.

I recommend reading/listening the last 2 chapters if you're not sure about this one.
The first half of the book contains an entertaining history lesson of the complexity of human logic but the second part of the book you cringe from time to time when the author pats himself on the back when subtly mocks religion or forces an analogy to stress a point.

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Perfect if this is your cup of tea

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-30-20

I loved the topic so I enjoyed the listen. But it's long and you may feel like in class.
There's a few mention of dates that may confuse some listeners but overall the book is easy to understand and enjoyable.

The writer gives each topic its own time so if you don't like the botanical stuff then you may be more interested on the language part at the end fir example.

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