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This feels like two separate books squished together. It starts with a primer about the universe that explains the problem of dark matter, then goes on what feels like a tangent to go in depth about asteroid impacts and the consequences, then it goes back to dark matter -- no dinosaurs so far and we're over 80% of the way through -- and then it finally very briefly ties in the dinosaurs.

It's not badly explained, but it's a bait-and-switch.

I'm within 50 pages of the end and I'm still waiting for any connection, any connection at all, between dark matter and the extinction of the dinosaurs...

Chapter 12 (about halfway through) and we're FINALLY onto the dinosaurs.

Despite the enticing title, it's at least 50% pop-sci 101. Which is not a bad thing, and Randall explains pretty well... but it's not something I *need*, so I've been dragging my feet about reading.

I've been wondering about this book for so long. It's time to give it a try! Despite the promise of dinosaurs in the title, it's mostly physics, so I might end up having a crisis of faith in my own existence (which is what physics normally does to me), but let's see...

Well, I've been meaning to read this for ages, for here is a book that combines my two intense interests: astrophysics and dinosaurs. And that doesn't happen everyday, let me tell you. 😂

At 250 pages in, I'm quite pleased with my reading experience so far. Not just surface briefing, and the book is long enough that the writer has space to scope stuff out. Not the most eloquent writer, but interesting on the science-front.

This was certainly an interesting read with a fascinating topic ... but for me it was a bit dry, which kept it from being more engaging. The author sometimes delved too far into tangents and there was a good amount of repetition too. I liked learning more about some of the topics, but it just felt like she was trying to cram more into the one book than was needed or expected. But still definitely informative. 3/5 ⭐️

Sounds like a group of scientists formed a band on the side. #nowreading

This is an interesting book I found thanks to Google. ‘Randall conjectures that dark matter may have indirectly led to the extinction of dinosaurs. Other scientists generally regard this as a credible hypothesis..‘
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I lasted .... an hour before running back to the bookstore and buying two more books... 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 😊😊😊😊😊

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Buy two get one free deal! #SeptemberBookHaul #bookhaul