PositiveNew York Journal of Books\"Hawking’s writing is a welcome leap beyond those scientists who too often opine on popular topics in a scholarly but humdrum fashion ... Occasionally the writing betrays Hawking’s longtime claim of being an ardent optimist ... His succinct yet insightful Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a book highly recommended for anyone who has ever contemplated those questions, perhaps giving the reader a point of view never considered or even imagined. Such challenges to our own humble minds are among the reasons we read, ponder and explore.\
