(You may not be aware of this fact, since the word is nearly always misused). If you're a geek, it's unputdownable, a word that, if you think carefully, means 'cannot be put down'. Q: What would happen if every geek in the world received a copy of What If tomorrow morning?įirst, a little background about this book. Even if you haven't ever heard of Randall Munroe. That's not usually the case for me with non-fiction books. I expected to read the book in dribs and drabs over a couple weeks. The other surprise is how much it pulled me in.

Munroe does a brilliant job of explaining very complex concepts simply. There's some decent science in there, but it wasn't anywhere nearly as brain-taxing as I'd expected. The surprise was how *easy* it was to read. And it's funny, and witty (which are two different things, by the way.) But again to readers of XKCD this won't come as any sort of surprise. It's clever, but if you know anything about Randall Munroe, that won't come as a surprise to you. It cost me precious sleep I couldn't afford to lose. I wanted something to read before I went to bed, and I picked What If because I was worried if I picked up another book I'd be reading half the night and it would screw up my already dysfunctional sleep schedule.ĭespite my best intentions, I read half the book that night. It wasn't until I got back home that I started it. (Honestly, this book has more frequent flier miles than any three of you put together.)

Through all of this, I carried my precious ARC around, waiting for the time when I'd be able to spare the brainpower to read it. I had prep work for the yearly Worldbuilders fundraiser. taunt people on the internet.Īnd it worked.

So much of a fan that when I heard about this book, I went so far as to abuse my power as an author to get an Advance Reading Copy of the book, so that I could enjoy its deliciousness sooner.

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