Do I understand it? Only in the broadest terms. Did I love reading it? 1000 times yes!

When I got home after spending the "loot," I was eager to dive into this book, and at the same time, a little afraid of what I would find there. It turns out that Stephen Hawking is a gentle good-humoured soul who used simple language in an attempt to describe incredibly complex things. In this book, written shortly before his death, he answers the really big questions like "Can one predict the future?" and, in the gentlest most humble way possible: "Is there a God?" Each chapter features a really short answer and a longer explanation of how he arrived at his conclusions. I will have to read it at least six times and possibly more - and I will enjoy it every time even if I never fully understand it.