Really brief, without the detail of his previous (and similar books), if that is what folks are looking for. And it updates his previous book with new data/discoveries since then (which is great if you have read his previous works). Overall recommend to a general audience.

Hawking knew this book would be his last, so he pulls no punches (not that he ever did, but this time he is much more explicit about God). So if you are a religious person of any vein who does not wish to challenge that, then I guess "general audience" is not the best term. I say this without any malice or sarcasm. Example:

"The scientific determinism that Laplace formulated is the modern scientist’s answer to question two. It is, in fact, the basis of all modern science, and a principle that is important throughout this book. A scientific law is not a scientific law if it holds only when some supernatural being decides not to intervene. Recognizing this, Napoleon is said to have asked Laplace how God fit into this picture. Laplace replied: “Sire, I have not needed that hypothesis.""