The Trouble with Physics is that it's complicated. Really, really complicated. I finally gave up the fight. I'm fine with physics up till about Einstein, and even that is a bit tough, but this lost me. The writing was entertaining and pretty clear, but the concepts were mind-boggling. It would have helped if he had included a glossary of all those weird terms - Higgs boson, lepton, etc - and maybe a timeline of physicists and their discoveries, so I could reference all the names. But really, I just don't understand this string theory stuff, and the more I think about it, the more my brain hurts.

I'm not sure who I would recommend this to. If you are already interested in string theory, pro or con, you have probably already read this book. If you are like me, just interested in science in general, but with no formal training, you'll probably be lost a few chapters in. But if it sounds good, by all means, give it a try. I don't think it was the writing that was the problem. It's just that my brain is now tied in knots. Or donuts. Or wormholes. Or something like that.