So I've had a chance to read through Udo's new masterpiece and thought I would share my thoughts on it here.
Graphically I hated it. I thought there were some amazing photographs and some really excellent use of photo-montages to explain concepts etc but the layout was terrible and particularly irritating was the way in which the text was overlaid on the photos. This kind of layout can work but here it really doesn't
There are quite a lot of words. He says a lot without saying very much at all. However there are some really excellent observations hidden within the rather pleonastic text. This is a bit of a shame as if you took the two elements above, edited the text to say what needs to be said and laid out the images properly then this would be a really nice, philosophical read.
I do view the title as a little misleading as there is very little science, apart from a couple of pages of (quite interesting) sums, a bit more of this would have good, even if you're not into your physics; understanding that mathematically the use of technique make a difference should also help you to understand better when and where to apply different techniques.
Personally I didn't like the way the book has no continuity to it. This is a choice by the author but I felt it made the reading disjointed and made the book seem as though it lacked purpose or clarity.
I suppose this is a fairly negative review on the whole, I did find it an interesting and thought provoking read, though in my opinion it's overpriced at £20. Perhaps it was the fact that I had that price tag in the back of my mind or perhaps it's because I'm a miserable b&stard but I probably wouldn't recommend purchasing the book at this price, if it gets reduced then at £7.50 I would have been happy.
P.S I'd be really interested to hear someone support this book as I feel I must have missed something and would like to think I would look at it again from a different perspective.
