A review by rainbowrachel
100 Things to Do Before You Die by Adam Hart-Davis, Karl Kruszelnicki, Susan A. Greenfield, Ian Stewart, Patrick Moore, John Sulston, Simon Conway Morris, Lawrence M. Krauss, Rodney A. Brooks, Paul C.W. Davies, James Dyson, Anton Zeilinger

2.0

Despite the title, this isn't really a checklist of potential activies. At least, not unless the authors genuinely expect the average reader to be able to decipher the Voynich manuscript or travel through time. Rather, it is a collection of 100 vaguely interesting topics, with a generally scientific theme. Which is fine, except that they are all covered far too briefly (a few paragraphs each) to really convey any of the interest or wonder that lies beneath. This is the literary equivalent of speed-dating: spend a minute with each idea, move on, never think of it again. Emminently forgettable.