Picked up this book as an Astro student, looking for some insight into the industry. Biggest problem with this book was that tyson obviously could not choose which audience to cater to. Some passages were very advanced, others were elementary, and tangents went on forever. Also ,the only points where I was emotionally moved were quotes from others. Honestly, I did learn some things from this book, but had to sit through a lot of irrelevant stuff. Reading the reviews on this book, I thought, no, it must be better than that. It's a topic very relevant to my life, surely I will enjoy it.
This book reads like someone trying to meet a page count for an essay. I had to sit through two hours of a double speed audio book summarizing and quoting the book Longitude, a book I, and millions of others have already read. Go oph Neil.

This book is honestly so all over the place, that no matter who you are, you will probably find yourself thinking it's a waste of your own time. Whatever you're looking to learn, I'd recommend finding a book that's more specific to your curiosities.