“If you stumble about believability, what are you living for? Love is hard to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist. God is hard to believe, ask any believer. What is your problem with hard to believe?”

This is a difficult for review for me to write. If I were an academic and reviewing with that mindset, it would likely get five stars. If I were reviewing it solely based on enjoyment, it would only get one. So, I'll compromise and go with three. It is beautifully written and contains so many wonderful quotes, but I was just... bored. It's a dense, slow burn that definitely deserves its accreditation, and I fully appreciate the hype behind it. I, unfortunately, wasn't entertained by it and found myself wishing it were a bit shorter and more to the point.