Wasn't what I expected. Instead of being a factual cosmos book, I felt it was delivered too much from a soap box. Preaching about nuclear bombs, and human planet relations turned me off. If you title your book Cosmos, stick with the cosmos. Humans are a very minute and insignificant part of the big picture. Typical earth centrist point of view in my opinion.

I enjoyed reading this book, and the narration was very good. A must read for anyone curious about the universe and our place in it.

Excellent book and excellent reading

This is the first Audiobook I've ever listened where the narration was so full of over the top intonation changes that it was hard to concentrate on the book's actual content. It's probably to convey excitement for the book and cosmos, but it just feels forced after a while and it's not making the book easy to grasp. I love LeVar Burton, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Seth MacFarlane but I think their way of speaking is not suited for this format.

This amazing book should be part of mandatory reading, if not in middle school then high school for sure! Inspirational, moving, scientific, unbiased ( if there is such product of human thinking).

I like science, space and the associated history, so this book was perfect for me. Even though written a while ago, most of the stories told are timeless. if you like the tv show Cosmos, you should enjoy this book.

A great way to learn about where we live, so much information packed into a great read! The author presented some dry, scientific facts about astronomy and physics in a delightful way that made it quite interesting. Not enough detail to understand the math, but plenty to get get the idea of how the universe works. The narration is light and fun, not the preachy, dry, boring scientific prose you'd normally expect from an astronomer.